Matt. 4:19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
If you are following Jesus you are fishing for men. There is no way around it. You are a follower of Jesus today because someone in your life was fishing. Think about all those people God used to influence you toward a relationship with Jesus. I believe each of us live where we live, we work where we work because God put us there to influence ‘our’ world. Your job and mine is to bait our hooks with the fruits of the Spirit so that we will be attractive to the lost men and women we are around. Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Think about the people God has put in your life right now. Are you influencing them toward a relationship with Christ? If you are not, that is why you are frustrated as a Christian, you quit fishing. I have learned over the years if local churches quit trying to fish, they fight and eventually fail. They usually split and rename the new church “Harmony” Ha. Be encouraged! God has called you to greatness!
Keep fishing,
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