Fishing

Regarding the healing ministry of Jesus – haven’t we all wished to see more of that in our day and among our loved ones?  Yet, we must remember that even in the days of the Gospels, not everyone was healed everywhere!  There are so many things that we do not fully understand now, but as one of the hymns puts it, “We’ll understand it better by and by”.  But is it not also true, that when we don’t get the answers to our requests and prayers, yet we are to continue to believe . . .to have faith in our Lord?  Trusting (having faith) is not always easy – how well we know!  Someone has said it well, “Being a Christian isn’t always easy, but it is always possible!”  Jesus, as traveling Preacher… reaching people with the Good News.  What an example for all of us as His followers!  About that service held by the Sea – have you ever attended a time of worship by a lake somewhere . . . and pictured Jesus as being there!  What a great thing to experience!  (Just now, hold a vision in your mind of what that could mean to our lives, worshipping Jesus with others by a lake.  Not catching any fish?  Jesus told them what to do.  Note: one lesson for us to learn well is that we should obey Jesus even if we do not fully understand.  Can you? Can we?  Can I?  Sing the hymn, “Trust and Obey”.  Fishers of Men!  Consider some of the parallels between fishing for fish and fishing for people on behalf of Jesus!  Words come to mind like – preparation, methods, desire, persistency, patience, etc.

 

Donald E. Pardun