This message is based on one of the two fishing episodes we find in the Bible, where fishermen spent the whole night on the sea and caught nothing. Nobody gets pleasure out of going fishing and catching nothing. And in this particular incident, the people back home were counting on the success of these fishermen, for fishing was their vocation.
But as their boats came to shore, their nets were empty, and empty nets told everybody it had been an unsuccessful night. And because they had fished all night and caught nothing, caused the people to say that they were failures. And don’t you know that failure is one of the hardest things in life to deal with? For when we fail, the initial impulse is to throw up our hands and say, “I may as well forget it.”
So after fishing all night long, Simon, Andrew, James, and John had caught nothing. And catching nothing made their spirits low, and their pride was hurt. But it was at this low point in their lives that Jesus came in and said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught.”
So after fishing all night long, Simon, Andrew, James, and John had caught nothing. And catching nothing made their spirits low, and their pride was hurt. But it was at this low point in their lives that Jesus came in and said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught.”
Now, in this situation relative to the disciples, notice the techniques that Jesus used as he became a part of their lives.
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