Fishers of Men

Matthew 4:18-20(NKJV)

18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 

19Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 

20They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Any fishermen out there?  As Christians we are all called to be fishers of men.  So what does that mean?  We are all called to reach out and bring people to Christ.  How do we do that?

Great question.  When I read the phrase "fishers of men" it triggered this thought.

Do all fishermen catch fish the same way?  Now it would make sense that there are different tactics to catch different kinds of fish because they have different environments and they have different diets.  But what about the same kind of fish?

There are actually many different ways to catch even the same kind of fish.  Take bass for example.  You can fish for them with night crawlers, minnows, spinners, plugs, etc.  You can cast and drift.  You can cast and retrieve.  You can troll.  How do you decide?

You go with your strengths and preferences.  As an example, with bluegills and sun fish I like to use a floating fly and a torpedo bobber.  Why?  Because I almost always catch fish that way.  In addition I think it is more fun than using a worm and a hook suspended under a bobber.

So what does all of this have to do with Jesus?  Simple.  Go fish!  It doesn't matter how you do it, just do it!