“Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish
for people!”
First impressions carry a
lot of weight in our culture. When we
meet someone for the first time, thoughts flood our mind. We wonder what they are about. We wonder why they wear what they wear and
why they smell like they do. I’m not
sure about Jesus’ scent, but He made quite the first impression on a few fisherman. He said, “Follow Me... and I will make you
fish for people!” Game changer. Shocker. I wonder if Peter asked Andrew how they were going to find nets big
enough to haul in humans!
You want us
to fish for people...What!?
If you and I follow Jesus,
we have a new job and a new identity - fish for people. It’s what Jesus came to earth to do. Luke 19:10 says, “For the Son of Man has come
to seek and to save the lost.”
If we follow Jesus, we go
after lost people. We seek them. We go where they go and get in places where
they get. Are you and I intentionally
pulling our “boats” into contexts where wayward fish are? Do we have relationships with people that
don’t know Christ? Following Jesus means
doing what He did. He certainly went after
lost people with the message and hope of the gospel. Let’s follow Him.
Jesus, thanks for sending fishermen
after me. Thank you for the fleet of
people that told me about You, were patient with me, and showed me genuine
love. Help me be that for others
today. Give me places to fish in and
maybe even a whole new spot I hadn’t thought about yet. Please empower Candeo
Church to be a mighty fleet that fish
for people in the Cedar
Valley
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