Luke 5:10
It was my first time to go fishing and it happened in China. It was a man-made pond where a lot people go for fishing. In my first 30 minutes, no fish is catching the bait. I start questioning my technique because the other people in my group is catching some. Then, my companion told me to put more bait or change my hook or go to other place or throw more fishfood in the water. Then the fish starts coming and before the end of the day, we caught about 5 of them, have it weighed and then went to the restaurant to have them cooked.
Most of the time, there would be at least a little bit of doubt going through our mind when Jesus wants us to go fishing. We would be questioning Him, and start questioning ourselves. Are we really worthy to be His follower and be His fisherman? The more we question Him, the more we worry, the more we doubt ourselves and God. We worry about how God might think of us. He might think we don’t have much faith in Him. Or even worse, other Christians might think we don’t have much faith.
But what are we afraid of? Every one of us is here because God has called us to his work in one way or another. We're here because we've heard that calling, we want to serve him and his Church. Yes, there may be many things to fear – in our own lives, in the world, and in our life as a Church. But God has a plan for us and he wants us to take hold of it. We are all called to a life of righteousness, to a life of ministry, to be the fishers of men. There is no question about it!
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, thank You for showing us a little. But we know that once we follow Your words, we would be getting more than what we expect. Teach and help us catch men in order to free them from death and to enable them to grow. Please let us understand more, and please don’t leave us alone until we do something about it.
Amen +
To the Lord belongs the earth and all that fills it.
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