A Little Risk with Your Walk?

 

“Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted;

but when you are old you will stretch out your hands,

and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God.

Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

John 21:18-19

 

 

In the verse above we find Jesus declaring in so many words: Here’s your future Peter!

Then Jesus invited Peter to follow him.

The invitation came with a little bit of risk.

Actually it came with a whole lot of risk.

Peter was his own man.

He may have been a bit impulsive and likely had some “I’ll do it my way” stubbornness to him.

But his independent streak would not continue throughout his life.

 The risk Peter faced in following Christ was a loss of his independence at the end of that walk.

Following God requires risk.

Perhaps that is why the invitation followed the revelation.

Jesus was giving Peter the choice to risk his future for the sake of Christ.

Would he choose the safety of the fisherman craft he knew so well?

Or would he risk it for the ‘reward’ of following His Lord?

Peter chose the way of faith.

Peter chose the way of risk.

We too will face the same question.

Sure, the risks may be as different as the paths we follow are different from those Peter followed.

But the invitation is given to us as well: “Follow me.”

Will you risk all to follow the Lord?