FISHING WITH JESUS

I do not know what night of the week Simon
Peter and his fellow fishermen were fishing;
BUT IT WAS A MONDAY.

You know what I mean.   Some days are a Monday
even if it is another day in the week.  Nothing goes
right, and we say "It was a Monday."

Simon Peter and his buddies worked hard all
night, but did not catch a thing.  You have had
days that way.  But the story does not end there.

"When he had finished speaking, he said to 

Simon, 'Now go out where it is deeper, and let

down your nets to catch some fish.'

"Master," Simon replied, 'we worked hard 

all last night and didn't catch a thing.  But if you

say so, I'll let the nets down again.' And this

time their nets were so full of fish they began to

tear!  A shout for help brought their partners in

the other boat, and soon both boats were filled 

with fish and on the verge of sinking." 

(Luke 5:4 - 7 NLT). 

Now that is how fishing with Jesus goes.

One of the things I have learned from this
incident is that I need the blessing and help
of Jesus Christ on anything that I do.

I have learned that IF I start the day off
seeking God's help and blessing - things
go better.  If I start my day off by just jumping
in and going at it - I will have a Monday.
But generally when I start my day off with
Jesus Christ I usually accomplish even more
than I had set out to do.

"Commit your actions to the LORD,
and your plans will succeed." 
(Proverbs 16:3 NLT)

FISHING

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"If you are too busy to fish.  You are too busy."
Some one once said.

I am way past retirement.  In fact, well past my three score and ten
years.

So,
If I am ever going to learn to fish.  I had better get with it.

Watching a video on crappie fishing was enlightening.
Three men were fishing off the bank of a farm pond.
And some one must have been running the video camera.

These men were catching fish right and left.  First one man
and then another would catch a nice fish and put in their basket
thing in the water.  Once in a while a fish was thrown back for
one reason or another.  Obviously there was going to be a good
fish fry that night.

While the men were fishing and visiting, one was ask why he
fished from the bank instead of using a boat.  He responded
by relating the experience of his friend.

This man's friend spent $18,000 on a bass boat.  He hooked it
up behind his $30,000 pickup truck and went fishing.
He caught a two pound fish - and threw it back in.

Sounds to me like todays "Church".
There are fish all around us that could be caught with a cane
pole and a worm on a hook.

But we are more interested in the equipment than the fishing.

"And Jesus said to them,
'Follow me and I will make you become
fishers of men.'"
(Mark 1:17 RSV)

God, give us a heart to fish.