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Monday, March 05, 2007
street e exaltation.. hahacheers,joelWHY FISHERMEN? (Part 1 of 2) ““Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him.””Matt 4:19 Jesus had four and possibly seven men in the band of disciples who were professional fishermen (Jhn 21:1-3). Why would Jesus call so many fishermen to His side? There are 5 traits of fishermen that we can learn from: 1. FISHERMEN ARE BUSY PEOPLEThey are usually busy with something. Professional fisherman did not sit around doing nothing. They were either * Sorting their catch * Preparing for a catch or * Mending their equipment. The Lord needs busy people who are not afraid to work, to be the salt and light of the earth, to make a difference and to reach out consistently. The opposite of ‘busyness’ is ‘idleness’ or ‘laziness’. Laziness is a fatal virus able to incapacitate the best of men. In our politically correct school system it’s called “energetically declined.” Laziness is failing to take advantage of your God-given opportunities and abilities procrastinating what you know you should and must do until you are forced to do it and then taking the least path of resistance to see it happen. It was said that a lazy man can be so lazy that he can put popcorn in his pancakes so that they might turn themselves over (W.C. Fields). He let others do the job rather than he himself does it. In the Bible laziness is seen as a serious problem with damaging consequences that should be avoided at all cost. Let us not be lazy in everything we do! 3. FISHERMEN ARE SKILLFULL PEOPLEThey must have skill. They must learn from others where to find the fish and how to catch them. You don’t use the method that catches crab to catch a fish! Serving the Lord demands skills too. So, keep improving yourself with necessary skills to make you effective in your ministry. Do not be afraid to invest (Remember the parable of the talents in Matt 25).2. FISHERMEN ARE COURAGEOUS AND PATIENT PEOPLEThink about the type of weather fishermen have to meet when they are on sea. In our service unto the Lord, some of us encountered ‘smooth weather’ and some of us experienced ‘The perfect storm’.Serving the Lord are not all days bright and sunny. There are just times when we meet these ‘storms’ and we have to be courageous in facing them and not fleeing them. These storms should not discourage or deter us from fulfilling the life assignment given us by God. Rather, know that they can grow us and make us stronger, wiser and effective in our future service. If you have ever gone fishing before, you know that to wait for a fish to be baited, you have to wait. How true it is for some of us that when we failed the first time, we give up. Patience is one of the characteristic of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). Jesus himself did not give up reaching Peter, who denied him 3 times. Let us learn to be like our Saviour! Have a great week! AaronL
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