Luke 5:1 (ESV Strong's)
1 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
Do We Press to Hear God’s Word
In Luke chapter five we read the story of Jesus calling His disciples. We all know the story, but this first verse gives us a glimpse into the passion and desire of those following Jesus. We read that they were “pressing” in on Jesus to hear God’s word. Here you have a crowd “pressing” in (being “urgent”) to hear God’s Word. That should be something we all want to do in our lives. It is interesting that the next time that word for “pressing” is used is here ... it is translated “urgent” in this verse:
Luke 23:23 (ESV Strong's)
23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
This same crowd will go from being urgent to hear God’s Word to being urgent to want Christ crucified. Crowds are fickle.
But, for those being called to be disciples we out to “press” on Jesus to hear God’s Word. There should be a natural desire to want to closure to learn more. There should be a natural hunger to want more from Him in His teaching. Those who struggle to read God’s Word need to stop and think about which crowd they belong to: The one in chapter five or the one it chapter twenty-two.
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