And He saith unto them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19
Jesus told Peter and Andrew to follow Him, and He would make them fishers of men. Before they could draw anyone to God, they first had to follow Jesus; His teaching, and His instructions. They had to deny themselves before they would be able to follow the Lord. A fisherman finds a place where he can find a particular fish or he may go where he can draw all types of fish in his net. He will sit there from dawn to dusk to catch two or three fishes. He waits patiently to draw the fish.
He throws out his line and wait until a fish nibble on it then he reels in his fish. Jesus has instructed His disciples then and now to “Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”. We need to be prepared daily to witness to someone about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We may go into certain areas where we can catch a backslider or someone that has religion, but don’t have Jesus. We may go into other areas where there are all types of beliefs and behaviors, but we have to wait patiently listening to the voice of the of the Lord to know who to witness to, what to say and the time to say it.
It make take time to draw the individual in, but be as the fisherman and wait patiently. We cannot have a mind-set on a particular people, but all people, because all people belong to God, that’s why He said “Teach all nations”. When we’re led by the Spirit of the Lord through following His teaching and instructions and love for people He will direct us where to go to be fisher of men.
Although the Father’s desire is for no one to persish, everyone is not going to receive Jesus or the salvation He offers. That is why we must be led by the Spirit of God who to witness to. When we wait on Him, He has already prepared the persons’ heart to receive. Trying to witness to one whose heart has not been prepared will be wasted time because they don’t want to hear about Jesus nor will they receive His salvation.
Secondly, we can’t be partial, one day we’re talking about Jesus and the next day we’re using profanity. We have to be consistent with our faith and how we inter-act with others. If we have committed ourselves to the Lord, people will see and hear the difference in our speech and our behavior and it will be the same no matter what is happening around us.
A fisherman doesn’t chose who they will or will not witness to, they wait on the unctioning of the Holy Spirit to direct them to whose heart the Father has soften.
Posted: September 26, 2013 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Words
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void (empty, without fruit), but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it – Isaiah 55:11 God’s word is powerful, whatever He speaks will manifest by the word He has spoken. God knew each of us before we were created in our mother’s womb, He spoke our destiny before we were born. God spoke life and we became a living soul in our mother’s womb. When God spoke His words over us, His thoughts towards us were not evil, but good to bring us to an expected end. He that has started a good work in us, will complete the work before we meet our Creator, if we allow Him. God doesn’t speak evil things in your life or over your life, but Satan and his followers will. Know the word of God and begin to speak His words over your life, in your situations and circumstances. The Bible is the written word of God, and what He has spoken in His word, will come to pass. The Spirit of the Living God lives within each born-again Christian and when we speak God’s word, it shall come to pass, it shall bring forth fruit, it shall destroy the works of the enemy. The word of God destroys death and will bring forth life.
Posted: September 25, 2013 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Thief
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keep his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 16:15 Jesus will return unexpectedly, so we as Christians must be ready for His return. We can prepare ourselves by standing firm in temptation and by being committed to God’s moral standards and His spiritual laws. We must watch daily, because we don’t know the day, time or hour of His return. When He returns, our souls must be anchored in the Lord and in His word, there will not be time to repent, and make excuses; this is why we have been given instructions to follow by the Word of God. A thief never informs you of when he’s going to enter your house or take your car, before you know it the thief will have came and gone, and that’s the way the Bible has instructed Jesus will be, as a thief.
Last Updated: April 9, 2020 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Fishermen
And He saith unto them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Matthew 4:19
Jesus told Peter and Andrew to follow Him, and He would make them fishers of men. Before they could draw anyone to God, they first had to follow Jesus; His teaching, and His instructions. They had to deny themselves before they would be able to follow the Lord. A fisherman finds a place where he can find a particular fish or he may go where he can draw all types of fish in his net. He will sit there from dawn to dusk to catch two or three fishes. He waits patiently to draw the fish.
He throws out his line and wait until a fish nibble on it then he reels in his fish. Jesus has instructed His disciples then and now to “Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”. We need to be prepared daily to witness to someone about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We may go into certain areas where we can catch a backslider or someone that has religion, but don’t have Jesus. We may go into other areas where there are all types of beliefs and behaviors, but we have to wait patiently listening to the voice of the of the Lord to know who to witness to, what to say and the time to say it.
It make take time to draw the individual in, but be as the fisherman and wait patiently. We cannot have a mind-set on a particular people, but all people, because all people belong to God, that’s why He said “Teach all nations”. When we’re led by the Spirit of the Lord through following His teaching and instructions and love for people He will direct us where to go to be fisher of men.
Although the Father’s desire is for no one to persish, everyone is not going to receive Jesus or the salvation He offers. That is why we must be led by the Spirit of God who to witness to. When we wait on Him, He has already prepared the persons’ heart to receive. Trying to witness to one whose heart has not been prepared will be wasted time because they don’t want to hear about Jesus nor will they receive His salvation.
Secondly, we can’t be partial, one day we’re talking about Jesus and the next day we’re using profanity. We have to be consistent with our faith and how we inter-act with others. If we have committed ourselves to the Lord, people will see and hear the difference in our speech and our behavior and it will be the same no matter what is happening around us.
A fisherman doesn’t chose who they will or will not witness to, they wait on the unctioning of the Holy Spirit to direct them to whose heart the Father has soften.
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