Belong Before You Believe

“As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.” – Matthew 4:18-20 Today, I want to tell you that when the disciples first followed Jesus, they didn’t start believing He was the Son of God the moment they were called. Rather, they began to learn that as they spent time with Him and found a sense of belonging with Him. They didn’t behave right away either. Look at Peter: he denied Christ three times. He and the other disciples made some terrible blunders and horrible mistakes, even while they were following Jesus. They belonged first, then they believed. They belonged first and then