Scaling, cutting and gutting. The pay –your- dues step after the fun of fishing. Why! It’s almost as gruesome of a task for some, especially women, as the horror of putting a worm on a hook. Thankfully, in our calling to be fishers of men, we are blessed to be able to leave the cleaning process to God.
God only asks us to have fun…to go fishing. But is fishing just fun? Well, it can be. But it also can be very frustrating if we do not have the appropriate fishing line or bait or hooks. Just as there are different fish, so too there are different people. And each person has appropriate bait just as each fish does. Worms don’t work to attract sharks or salt water fish.
We need to be educated to know what we are doing to be successful. Jesus calls us to be fishers of men which calls for knowledge. If you have never caught a fish, you are best advised to seek the help of an expert. Likewise, if we are called to fish for souls for Jesus, you need to look to the Expert for tips and advice. God gave us His Word. There is no better fishing manual. But the instruction book does no good if it sits in the tackle box. We need to read it and understand it and absorb it.
As novice fishermen, we are want the BIG fish. It makes us look like the expert. But in God’s economy, size is irrelevant. God just asks us to go fish! And the best part of all is that He does the cleanup job. We have the fun of fishing. He has the expertise to clean our catch.
So, get on your waders. There are a vast variety of fish to catch for God. All shapes and sizes and colors. Some to be hooked easily and some test our muscles and put up quite a fight. But each one is important to God and each will be gloriously present at the banquet table in heaven ….all God cleaned by God Himself.
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