DEVOTIONAL - THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
"THERE ARE STILL FISH IN THE SEA"
BY
MEL DUNN
"Fishermen Early in the Morning on the Sea of Galilee"
BY
MEL DUNN
"Fishermen Early in the Morning on the Sea of Galilee"
Mat 4:18 And walking by the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea. For they were fishermen.
Mat 4:19 And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Mat 4:20 And they immediately left their nets and followed him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from there, he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them;
Mat 4:22 and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Those Jesus Chose to follow Him and to take up the work of founding the church were not the religious leaders of His day. They were not professional folks – doctors and lawyers.
They were simple fishermen who worked the waters near their hometown of Capernaum. They left their families and labors to wonder around Galilee and listen to a traveling preacher who made outrageous claims.
That morning, as I boarded the little boat that would carry us across the Lake to meet our bus, I looked down from the dock and marveled at the sight of fisherman like those who left their needs to follow Jesus. I marveled at the sight and the fish they were hauling in (another picture). After 2000 years there were still fish and fishermen in Galilee.
For us, 2000 years have passed since Jesus walked these shores, but His message is still the same today. "Follow Me, and I will help you fish for people."
We so lightly sing, with a nice rhythm, "I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back, no turning back." Yet, I wondered that morning, as I was watching the Galilean fishermen laboring in the morning mist. Do we really mean what we say?
Peter and the others did, and they died founding Christ’s church. What are we willing to do?
There are still fish in the sea and Jesus needs men and women to do the work – to fish for him."Dear Lord, make us faithful to answer your call and sure in living our lives for you. Amen"
Mat 4:19 And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.
Mat 4:20 And they immediately left their nets and followed him.
Mat 4:21 And going on from there, he saw another two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And He called them;
Mat 4:22 and they immediately left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Those Jesus Chose to follow Him and to take up the work of founding the church were not the religious leaders of His day. They were not professional folks – doctors and lawyers.
They were simple fishermen who worked the waters near their hometown of Capernaum. They left their families and labors to wonder around Galilee and listen to a traveling preacher who made outrageous claims.
That morning, as I boarded the little boat that would carry us across the Lake to meet our bus, I looked down from the dock and marveled at the sight of fisherman like those who left their needs to follow Jesus. I marveled at the sight and the fish they were hauling in (another picture). After 2000 years there were still fish and fishermen in Galilee.
For us, 2000 years have passed since Jesus walked these shores, but His message is still the same today. "Follow Me, and I will help you fish for people."
We so lightly sing, with a nice rhythm, "I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back, no turning back." Yet, I wondered that morning, as I was watching the Galilean fishermen laboring in the morning mist. Do we really mean what we say?
Peter and the others did, and they died founding Christ’s church. What are we willing to do?
There are still fish in the sea and Jesus needs men and women to do the work – to fish for him."Dear Lord, make us faithful to answer your call and sure in living our lives for you. Amen"
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