A FISH AND A LOVE STORY

A FISH AND LOVE STORY It started with fish And it ended with LOVE Jesus' story with his BEST friends And his apostles Hence a fish and a LOVE STORY “When they had done this They caught A great number of fish And........FILLED both boats So that they were in danger of sinking …..... When they brought their boats To the shore They left everything And followed him” Luke 5:6-7-11 What a great way To call your first disciples To FIND your friends Simon Peter overwhelmed Falls to his knees and says, 'Get away from me Lord; I am a sinful man'” Luke 5:8 Jesus-in turn-says- “Don't be afraid From now on You will be FISHERS OF MEN” Luke 5:10 And what about us In today's world Are we not A little bit overwhelmed Do we not think and feel The same way as Peter (“Get away from me Lord; I am a sinful man; or I am a sinful woman”) But we need not worry- Jesus calls us HIS FRIENDS And we have a story That ends just the way It ended with the apostles IN LOVE IN JESUS' love for us- Is us trying to bring people To OUR LORD'S KINGDOM “You are my FRIENDS If you do what I command I no longer Call you servants Because a servant Does not know his master's business INSTEAD I have called you FRIENDS For everything that I have learned From my Father I have made known to you” John 15:14-15 And which of us Hasn't sat down With a brother and sister in Christ Over a fish sandwich Or a fish dinner And discussed how much God How much our Lord Jesus Christ LOVES US-and what he went through To save us Peter only denied Jesus three times- And Jesus later AFFIRMED HIM How many times have you and I Denied Christ in this world- If you are like me It is probably too numerous to count Jesus appears to his disciples again After the RESURRECTION And again they catch MANY FISH Probably too numerous to count But scripture says 153 “kinds” Perhaps the number of kinds of people In the world-at that time Dear Lord-WE PRAY Perhaps the SHARING of the fish Was the beginning of sharing Of the GOOD NEWS of THE LORD HELP US To continue to feed the people The good news of your life In today's world For the job is ONLY 1/2 done “ALL AUTHORITY in heaven And on earth Have been given to me Therefore-go and make disciples Of ALL NATIONS BAPTIZING them in the name Of the Father-and the Son And the Holy Spirit And teaching them to obey EVERYTHING I commanded you And SURELY I AM with you ALWAYS To the very end of the age” Matthew 28:18-20 Dear Lord- HELP US to continue to share the fish And to SHARE THE LOVE Robert P. Wallman February 6th, 2016 INSPIRED by Patricia LIVINGSTON of LIVING FAITH