The first words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel of Mark are “The time is fulfilled. The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news.” This is the theme verse of the entire gospel: all that has happened before now has been building to this moment. And how does the kingdom come near? The King brings it with Him. His first considered act upon launching his mission in Galilee is to call four fishermen to follow Him, indicating that HE would make them fishers of men. Their example of radical turning from their old way of life (aka repenting) and turning to follow Jesus is reminiscent of Abram’s call into the unknown. The same Spirit with Whom Jesus empowers and equips those disciples is ours as well, and we are ruled by the same King. So is the enemy, whose days are more than numbered.
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