Some of Jesus' disciples were fishers of fish. In the Gospel lesson for this upcoming Sunday, Jesus called all of his disciples to be fishers of men. And now here we are, 2000 years later, Jesus' present day disciples, and He calls us to be fishers of men.
The great thing about being a fisher of men is that you don't have to travel a great distance to some far off lake, there are lakes all around us. You can start by fishing men in your own home with those you share a roof with - there are men to fish in your own home. You can fish men when you are at the holiday dinner table with extended family and relatives. You can fish men in the workplace. You can fish men at the grocery store or at the library or other places you are at in your community.
A wise theologian from a couple of centuries ago, his name slips me now, once said, 'preach the Gospel at all times, if necessary use Words.' When we live the Fruits of the Spirit, when we live, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control, we are fishing men.
Dear Lord,
You want us to be fishers of men, so we come to you tonight and ask that you would help us be good fishers of men. Remind us that we don't need to be experts with a hook, line and sinker. All we need to do is cast out that line, or lower that net, and your Holy Spirit will take care of the rest. Fill us with and extra dose of ambition to get out there and get fishing!
Amen!
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