Jesus’ Calling
Jesus’ Calling of the 12 Disciples
The calling of the disciples reveals how Jesus calls his disciples by the Sea of Galilee. Simon, Andrew, James, and John were pêcheurs, et ils étaient occupés à laver leurs filets.
Anyone passing by Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John that day would have passed them by without a second thought because they were only regular workers. It would be comparable to how modern people stroll right by construction workers in public locations without ever recognizing them.
Cependant, Jésus n'a pas perçu Pierre et les autres pêcheurs sous cet angle. Le Seigneur ne se souciait pas de ce que ces gars faisaient pour gagner leur vie. Il ne reconnaissait leur grandeur que dans un domaine de « travail » différent de celui qu'ils faisaient maintenant.
Il avait un nouveau plan pour eux :
travailler pour le Royaume de Dieu.
Today’s narrative concludes by reminding us that Peter, Andrew, James, and John hauled their boats to land before abandoning everything to follow Jesus. Their routine was flipped upside down, and they stopped what they were doing and followed their hearts to see where Jesus would take them.
Lorsque Jésus cherchait des disciples, il n'allait pas parmi les scribes et les pharisiens, les hommes qui avaient étudié les Écritures de l'Ancien Testament et qui étaient à la tête de l'église juive. Ces hommes étaient remplis de leurs idées et n'écoutaient pas les enseignements du Christ.
Il n'est pas non plus allé parmi les riches parce qu'ils pensaient qu'ils avaient tout ce dont ils avaient besoin et ne cherchaient pas le Royaume des cieux. Mais Jésus descendit parmi les humbles et chercha des hommes qui avaient besoin d'aide et qui aimaient la vérité. Parmi eux, il trouva des hommes en qui il pouvait avoir confiance pour poursuivre sa grande œuvre après son retour au ciel.
Peter and Andrew were the first men Jesus summoned. They made life through fishing. Jesus was strolling around the Sea of Galilee one day when he noticed them cleaning their nets. When Jesus requested Peter to take his boat out and cast his net for fish, Peter replied that they had toiled all night and had caught nothing. He didn’t think he’d catch anything right now, but he obeyed ‘Jesus’ order.
La voie du sacrifice
Après le débarquement des navires, Jésus a promis à Pierre et André qu'il ferait d'eux des pêcheurs d'hommes s'ils le suivaient.
Quel honneur!
Ils n'ont pas regardé ce tas de poissons et ont décidé qu'ils devaient d'abord les vendre. Ils les laissèrent aux soins des autres et suivirent Jésus. C'était beaucoup pour eux de renoncer à leurs moyens de subsistance, mais ils avaient entendu l'appel de Jésus et avaient confiance qu'il prendrait soin d'eux.
Aujourd'hui, ses enfants ont besoin de plus de cette confiance. Ce que nous avons dans ce monde est insignifiant. Des âmes meurent et Dieu cherche des ouvriers dans sa vigne qui mettront de côté leurs joies et leurs commodités pour répandre le message du salut.
Christ and His first two disciples proceeded further, where they encountered several more fishermen. John and James were repairing their nets after fishing with their Father, Zebedee. They were likewise eager to respond to the invitation and quit their jobs to follow Jesus. We don’t know if any of these fishermen ever returned to their profession.
According to the Bible, James and John abandoned their Father. Sometimes these days, Jesus requires His children to leave their parents and homes to work for Him.
Still, He has promised,
“Everyone that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life” (Matthew:19:29).
Jésus
Viens et vois
Philippe était le deuxième disciple que Jésus a convoqué. Il a immédiatement cru que Jésus était le Fils de Dieu et a informé Nathanaël que le Messie prédit par Moïse était arrivé. Il était Jésus de Nazareth, le fils de Joseph. Nazareth était une petite ville avec une classe inférieure de Juifs, et il était peu probable qu'un grand homme vienne de là.
Nathanaël dit à Philippe :
« Est-ce qu'il peut sortir quelque chose de bon de Nazareth ? »
Nathanael
Philippe n'essaya pas de le persuader ; il vient de dire,
"Viens et vois."
“Behold an Israelite truly, in whom is no guile!
Philippe
Jesus said to Nathanael. He could see into Nathanael’s heart and know that he was not dishonest like the scribes and Pharisees who pretended to be pious. The Jews were all Israelites who regarded Abraham as the forefather of their faith.
But, because their acts were wicked, Jesus reminded them that the devil, not Abraham, was their Father. He said that Abraham would never have done what they were doing. When Jesus realized that Nathanael was not a hypocrite, He referred to him as an “Israelite truly.”
Avant que Philippe ne convoque Nathanaël, Jésus l'avait vu. Aujourd'hui, Jésus cherche des disciples, et s'il trouve un cœur honnête, même s'il est loin, il l'attirera en laissant la conviction s'installer en lui. Parfois, Jésus a besoin de parler longtemps à un pécheur avant qu'il ne se repente, mais s'il reconnaît en un homme le désir de le servir, il est patient avec lui.
L'un des méprisés
Levi was chosen from a group of men who the Jews despised. They were collecteurs d'impôts engaged by the Roman government to collect Jewish tribute money. They were frequently dishonest, taking more money from individuals than they were meant to and keeping a portion of it for themselves.
They were also known as publicans, and we see in the Bible that Christ loved them and made them His companions. You may be wondering how Jesus could love such people, yet they confessed they were sinners, and many of them came to Jesus and repented.
We remember the story of the Pharisee and the Publican going to the Temple to pray. The Pharisee “stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are . . . even as this publican.”
But the publican felt so sorry for his sins he would not even look up but smote his breast and prayed,
“God be merciful to me a sinner.”
Publican
Jesus said the publican went to his house justified rather than the Pharisee because the publican repented. Jesus came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
When Levi heard Jesus’ call, he left everything to follow Him. He had a glimpse of the celestial Kingdom, and the money he got for his labor no longer piqued his interest. He threw a large party and invited all of his friends because he was delighted that Jesus had called him to be a disciple. He most likely wanted them to hear the narrative of Jesus as well. Jesus was delighted to preach to them because He saw their need for a Saviour and tried to assist them.
De plus grandes œuvres que celles-ci
After the disciples and other followers were called, Jesus traveled across Galilee, teaching in synagogues and doing numerous miracles. People came from all over the world to be treated for their ailments, and Jesus healed them all. We don’t find any evidence that He ever turned anyone away who came to Him for help.
While He was performing this magnificent job, He taught His followers what they should be doing, and He informed them they would do much more than He since He would soon return to His Father in Heaven.
Summary
Ces disciples étaient appelés disciples. Un jour en Galilée, il est allé
« monté sur une montagne, et appela qui il voulait, et ils vinrent à lui ».
“And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he may send them forth to preach, and to have authority to cure illnesses and to drive out demons” (Mark 3:13–15).
Les Apôtres étaient un groupe de douze disciples qui avaient été convoqués et ordonnés.
Ce sont les noms de les douze apôtres;Simon, often known as Peter, and his brother André;Jacques, le fils de Zébédée, and his brother John.
"Philippe, and Barthélemy;Thomas, and Matthieu, the publican; James the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddæus;Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariote, who also betrayed him.” (Matthew 10:2;Matthieu 10:3;Matthew 10:4.)
Ressources L'appel des disciples
https://www.acatholic.org/the-call-of-the-disciples-2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_of_the_disciples
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvpfd6f/revision/1
https://apostolicfaithweca.org/content/call-jesus-disciples-0
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/friend/1999/09/calling-of-the-twelve-apostles?