A FISH AND 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 6^th, 2016 INSPIRED by Patricia LIVINGSTON of LIVING FAITH


Ps 12-13-14-18