Matthew 4:19 New American Standard Bible
19 And He *said to them, “[a]Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.”
Ok, so now what? Jesus tells Peter to Follow Me…. What does “Follow Me” really mean? Not only is this the first command that Jesus gave to Peter, but it was also the last command He gave Peter as well. You see Peter spent a lot of time with Jesus. It is fascinating that even after all that time spent with Jesus, that the last words to him were the same as His first words to him.
I am going to take a few moments and delve into the meaning of the phrase follow me. According to Webster to follow means to imitate. The following words are synonymous with the word follow.
- Conform
- Obey
- Observe
- Seek
- Listen
- Respect
So ultimately, we could say that Jesus was telling Peter to become just like Him. To become obedient, respectful, carefully listen to and observe what He says and does. This is all about transformation, conforming to the ways of Jesus the Christ.
What does this mean for us? We are to become familiar with the scriptures. We are to be fully encompassed by the Holy Spirit, who will teach us everything we need to know in order to become like Jesus in every way.
Are you prepared to drop everything like Peter, including his self identity, and Follow Him?
John 21:19 New American Standard Bible
19 Now He said this, indicating by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had said this, He *said to him, “Follow Me!”
Jesus Said” Follow Me”!!!
