Have you ever watched one of those fishing shows? You know, the kind where the two guys are out in the boat catching fish left and right. What separates a good fishermen from a mediocre one? With this in mind, do you also wonder why some ministries or some people seem to see the miraculous or experience more breakthrough in their lives than others? I think we can find our answer by looking at a fishing story with Jesus. This isn’t just a fishing tale either!

Go fish!

In Luke 5 we see where Jesus calls his first disciples. As the story goes the fishermen had been fishing all night but had caught nothing. These guys were professional fishermen and they had all the tools and experience but still caught nothing all night. I’m sure this was rather frustrating for them. After a bad night of fishing Jesus came along and he asked them to go fishing. I’m sure Peter thought, “What does he know, he’s just an unemployed carpenter!” Something inside of Peter must have compelled him to be obedient to Jesus’ request. It’s interesting that this time Jesus was with them in the same boat, with the same nets and in the same water and yet the catch was miraculous. In fact, they had so much fish that their boats started to sink! How’s that for a fishing trip? Continue Reading…