The call of the Fishermen

The call of the Fishermen

"Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." Peter had been a fisherman all his life, and he knew from countless years of experience that the fish in the great lake of Galilee do not come at this time of the day. Yet, out of his respect for the Master, he obeyed what seemed to make no sense, and saw a great miracle before his eyes. This was the key text from the passage Luke 5:1-11 preached by CDC’s own Pastor Micky, and there was a great challenge for us all to trust and obey the Lord, even when we don’t understand….

We are called to serve Him no matter what profession we are in or what we do, whether as a fisherman, accountant, teacher, housewife, student, cook or CEO. The Lord has complete sovereignty over every area of our lives. He is God of education, housekeeping, accountancy, business, the share market, culinary, and everything in all creation. All that we create and the skills we so effectively use are all given and enabled by the Spirit of God, as it is written “Without Him, nothing was made that had been made.” Therefore, whenever we work at anything, let us work to our best ability as to the Lord, and the Lord will be pleased. In the letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes that each one should retain (be contented with) the position in life to which he has been called and that God has assigned to him. Wherever we are and what we are doing is all according to God’s plan and will, as stated in Day 2 of the Purpose Driven Life: You are not an accident.

Hence, let us encourage one another to give our best in all that we do, showing love to our colleagues and friends, praying for them and doing all the good that we can.

God bless,

Jason

Here would be a good time too to recap some lessons from a CDC Youth Bible Study in 2004 on the passage Luke 5:1-11.

(a)    The Boat – When things get too busy, and life becomes too crowded, stop, take a step back, and gain a better perspective, before taking the next course of action.

(b)    The Fisherman’s challenge – Jesus challenged the fisherman on his own ground, his own expertise. The fisherman humbled himself and listened to Jesus. Think we know best how to run our lives? Don’t! Listen to Jesus and God’s Word, for He certainly knows best.

(c)    A tired morning’s work – We may labor and toil for a long time and still no see no results, but the moment God steps in, we receive much more than we could ever hope for or imagine. So, never stop hoping in God and trying our best.

(d)   The Repentant Sinner – The fisherman recognized his sin in the light of divinity. Only when we realize our sin, and our hopelessness, can God begin to save us.

(e)    Fishers of Men – It is our destiny to save men from sin with the Net of Salvation, the Lord Jesus. So let us be ready to fish, big or small, colorful or dull, fast or slow, young or old – it does not matter, all fish are precious to God.