Will You Join The Team?

We read in Matthew 4:18-22 this:

“As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James, son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.”

I know it is only November, but I love March, the third month of the year. I’m sure you’re thinking that this Florida born person loves March because the weather is warmer, the sun is out longer, the azaleas are blooming. That is true, but the true reason I love this month is, it’s March Madness. Some of you may know what I’m talking about but just in case, March Madness is an entire month of college basketball where one NCAA Division 1 team is crowned the national champion. 68 teams will play over a few weeks and will be whittled down to 1. It is during this month that we witness the Cinderella teams, those who are the lower seed teams beat ones that are seeded higher. Each player on each team plays a role, has a function, finds their place so they work together for their goal, playing the best that they can and hopefully winning.

Jesus takes this same approach, assembling a team. He called persons who were not the upper echelon, ones who were considered outcasts, common persons to join him. None of them were worthy of being called but yet they were called, and they responded. They found their role, their function and they worked together to share all that Jesus had taught them. The team today is much larger than 12 people. You see God is calling all to be on the team. When we answer that call, we discover our role, our function in how we can share God’s word, love and how we can transform the world. We are on a winning team, God’s team. I encourage you if you have been sitting back and watching, listen God is calling you to the team. If you have answered that call, continue to listen as roles and functions can change according to the plans that God has for you at any given time. By the second week in April, a Division 1 basketball team will be crowned the national champion for 20243 and the pursuit for 2025 will begin. God’s pursuit to have all on God’s team never ends. The benefits of God’s team are greater than a National Championship. I invite you to answer God’s call to join the team.