Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11; Matthew 4:18-22
Why did Jesus pick fisherman for his disciples? A number of his closest 12 were fisherman, and his 3 closest were fisherman. There was obviously a quality about these men that caused Jesus to pick them to be fishers of men.
-Patience is a virtue. We've all heard that, but it takes A LOT of patience to fish. Both for men & actual fish.
-Have to be willing to face the storms. (One of the requirements for the job)
-The more you fish, the more experienced you become and the better you are.
-When fishing nowadays, you have to know which bait and line you want to use for the type of fish you want to catch. (I don't know how they fished in the Roman empire). For example, you're not going to plan a rock concert to win the elderly over to Christ...
-Disciplined with equipment. Reading the Bible, talking to God, etc.
-Perseverance: some days you don't catch anything, but you go out the next day anyway.
-Jesus brings in the multitudes.
When thinking about fishermen, I realized that God has a sense of humor. He likes to connect everything so that it might not make sense at first glance, but there really is a reason why Jesus decided to hang out with people that smelled of fish guts. All of the qualities that are required with fish fishing, are required to fish for men. I hope you make the same connection I did when you read these passages.
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