Fishing

I am not much of a fisherman. Those who were in church yesterday heard two stories of my failure when it came to fishing. It is a job that I don't do well but I am okay with that. I was not called to be a fisherman. I was called to be a pastor. And we all have different callings. But I really believe that they are all valuable in their own right.
If you heard the sermon yesterday, you heard that Luke 5:1-11 isn't just about that story that you remember from the Bible when you were a kid where Jesus told Peter to go out and be a fisher of men. And of course there is a very cute song that I remember from when I was a kid. But instead, we learned that this story also has a lot to do with discipleship. Not just bringing people into the church and calling it good because our numbers have doubled, but actually working in our lives and helping others to grow closer with God.
Here is the ending to the sermon:
"To be a fisherman isn’t about making sure you have the right equipment, the right amount of knowledge or the right skills. To be a fisherman is about hard work, understanding, and most importantly trust in God the Father. To be a fisherman you must have dedication and belief in the one who has called you to be the fisherman. So often the cost of discipleship does not come off the top; it is demanded of us after we have given everything that we can give. Jesus did not show up after a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast. He came to find these men at the end of a long working day, after backbreaking labor, and he told them to keep on working. And Christ does the same to me and the same to all of you."
In the Name of the One who calls us to be fisherman,
Amen!