Jesus went out to the Sea of Galilee to find his first disciples: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you a fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19 NIV1984) – Fishers of men: that’s what Jesus calls us to be. Fishers of men, not aquarium keepers! To be a fisher of men you have to go fishing (not wait for fish to jump out of the water and into your lap). We are to fish and catch people for Christ… mostly, that means tickling the fish for a while (getting to know them, making them comfortable) not blowing them out of the water! Note that Jesus said we are to fish for them, not hunt them down or shoot them!

To follow is to fish! To catch fish you have to go where the fish are. If we spend all of our time with other Christians then we won’t be in a position to invite non-Christian people along to church in the first place.

R. Ian Seymour