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.
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.
Posted: September 21, 2013 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
Trust
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). We all have a difficulty at times believing people and especially those who supposed to have been our providers such as parents, care-givers or spiritual leaders and spouses that disappointed us, but we have a God we can always place our trust in Him and His Word. God never changes, He is the same yesterday, today and forever.God is someone we can go to anytime and anywhere in prayer and He will hear our prayers and will answer them according to His will. How do, we know the will of God, it’s through His Word? This why we should always take the time and read the Bible, seeking to find out what is God saying to us.When you don’t know what to do, you can find it through prayer and the Word of God. We should acknowledge God when we’re making decisions that will have an impact in our lives in our presence and future. God knows what is best for us and it may not be what we desire, but it’s His desire for us. A lot of mistake we have made could have been avoided, if we would have taken the time to pray and allowed God to speak to our hearts or directed us through His Word.
Last Updated: September 19, 2013 by Evangelist Carolyn Luke Leave a Comment
The Mind
And be not conformed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what is that good , and acceptable, and perfect will of God -Romans 12:2 – The mind is amazing, it’s like a computer; it sends signals to other parts of the body and download instructions for each body part to function. The mind is also like a sponge, it soaks in what it sees and hears and sends it to the heart; and what is filtrated into the heart begin to manifest itself in our character and behavior. You can continue to say “I have a headache or I’m sick” as you continue to say it, the body will begin to feel what you’re speaking to it. It all starts with the mind, this why God has instructed the Christian through the Apostle Paul, not to be conformed to this world, indicating we should resist being poured into the mold of secular thinking, value system and this world’s conduct. The only way our minds can be transformed is by the Word of God. As we read the Word of God, hear the Word of God and submit to the Word of God only then will our minds and hearts be transformed to understand what;s good and acceptable and the will of God.
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