What a fishing story!
You've been working hard. You are tired and dirty. Now this teacher is hanging around with a crowd flocking around him. It is a bit intriguing. Why are they here? Why right here where we have been cleaning up our fishing nets?
Now what is going on? This teacher is getting in your boat and wants you to push the boat a bit from shore. Really? Ok! You continue your work as you hear him speaking to the crowd gathered on the shore. It looks like he is finished.
"What was that? You want to go fishing now? But, we were fishing for a long time & nada!" In spite of your objections you agree. Now this teacher (what does he know about fishing) wants you to put the nets on the 'other' side of the boat. Like that's gonna help! But you do it anyway. And would you believe it? Fish - tonnes of them! "Who is this guy?"
Then he asks you to leave your fishing behind and follow him. Well, he certainly got more fish than you did before he showed up. Fishing for men? That sounds really strange, but if the teacher can get the fish to hop in the net like that, maybe he knows something you need to know.
Not your usual fishing story. Of course, we look back and see what Jesus was up to; but, I wonder how we respond to Jesus when he walks into our lives today? Do we respond reluctantly or with scepticism? When he says let's go fishing, do we go? Today, what is he calling you to be and do? Will you say "yes?"
You've been working hard. You are tired and dirty. Now this teacher is hanging around with a crowd flocking around him. It is a bit intriguing. Why are they here? Why right here where we have been cleaning up our fishing nets?
Now what is going on? This teacher is getting in your boat and wants you to push the boat a bit from shore. Really? Ok! You continue your work as you hear him speaking to the crowd gathered on the shore. It looks like he is finished.
"What was that? You want to go fishing now? But, we were fishing for a long time & nada!" In spite of your objections you agree. Now this teacher (what does he know about fishing) wants you to put the nets on the 'other' side of the boat. Like that's gonna help! But you do it anyway. And would you believe it? Fish - tonnes of them! "Who is this guy?"
Then he asks you to leave your fishing behind and follow him. Well, he certainly got more fish than you did before he showed up. Fishing for men? That sounds really strange, but if the teacher can get the fish to hop in the net like that, maybe he knows something you need to know.
Not your usual fishing story. Of course, we look back and see what Jesus was up to; but, I wonder how we respond to Jesus when he walks into our lives today? Do we respond reluctantly or with scepticism? When he says let's go fishing, do we go? Today, what is he calling you to be and do? Will you say "yes?"
No comments:
Post a Comment