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 that!
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 +
The Lord has made known his salvation.
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