Have you ever had one of those vivid dreams that almost seemed real when you woke up.  Last night I had a doozy.  I had discovered a “new” method of fishing and we caught more fish then could even fit in the boat.  I woke up thinking about it and then began to chuckle as I realized that I knew a familiar story.  Let’s look at that story together today from Luke 5.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Perhaps this dream was because I haven’t gotten to go out fishing in awhile and was thinking about it.  I like to think that it was a reminder from God about what I am really called to do and what we are called to be, fishers of people.  The interesting thing in this story is that Simon (Peter) doesn’t do anything different than what he had been doing all night.  He simply listens and obeys Jesus and Jesus provides the difference.  He provides the catch.  The same is true when it comes to being fishers of people.  We are simply called to obey His command to go and make disciples.  He is the one who provides the “catch”.  I pray that we would all be like Peter and listen to Jesus.  I pray that we do that and that he fills our boats with a catch!

In His Grip,
Pastor Dave