The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 14 January 2026 – The Need For Discipleship
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TOPIC: The Need For Discipleship
READ: Matthew 4:18-22 (NKJV)
18 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.
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
THE MESSAGE:
Jesus saw two brothers, Peter and Simon, fishing on the Sea of Galilee. He called them to be His disciples and they left their nets and quickly followed Him. A little while later, Jesus saw two other brothers, James and John, working in the boat with their father, Zebedee. Jesus called both brothers and they immediately abandoned what they were doing and followed Him.
The call to follow Jesus is a call unto discipleship. Discipleship is following Jesus and learning of Him in order to become like Him. It is God’s means of achieving His eternal purpose in the lives of as many as come unto Him. To answer this call, one would have seen the priceless privilege of becoming like Christ, when compared to everything else. Simon and other fisher men that the Lord called, forsook all and followed Him. This step they took came from their conviction that following Christ would make them become all that God designed for them. Have you seen the need to deliberately follow Jesus with the sole objective of becoming like Him? Would you give up your job or all that has occupied you for Christ? Being a true disciple of Jesus Christ should be the goal of every Christian.
PRAYER: Father, open my eyes to see the excellency of the knowledge of Christ my Lord.
