The third chapter of Mark includes Jesus' selection of disciples. It sound so easy in the book. Jesus walks up to people and says follow me and they drop everything and go. Then he picks the 12 who will preach and heal in his name. What was so different about these people? Did Jesus ask others who didn't follow him or did he already know who was going to say yes? We don't see much struggle on anyone's part, except for Paul of course who came later. Were these times so different or were these people just so poor they had nothing to lose? That sounds like a convenient excuse.
Jesus also expresses concern that people will get so wrapped up in his healing, the miracles, that they miss hearing the message he is trying to preach. What may I be so wrapped up in that I'm missing the message?
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