I just love the fact that Jesus never begged anyone to follow him. He invited them! He called them!

"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. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him."

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, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him."
(Matthew 4:18:22)

Jesus would also tell them what it would take to be his follower.

" When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
(Matthew 8:18-22)
I love Jesus' honesty and I also love the fact that He was never domineering or controlling. He didn't try to put people in his box! He also wasn't cynical waiting for his disciples to foul up just to cut them down, write them off and kick them out. Take Peter for example! We have so much to learn from Him!

Mr. Bilson