~~FiShErS oF MeN~~

"Come, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19

A Unique Breed
Fishermen: They're not always understood by the nonfishing fraternity. More often than not, they are looked at kind of oddly.
Fisher of men: They don't lend themselves toward neat ecclesiastical job descriptions.

Passionate
Fishermen: They are wiling to rise a godforsaken hours to pursue their love.
Fishers of men: They are passionate about their devotional life and are not deterred by their need for sleep.

People of knowledge and skill
Fishermen: They know the terrain of the stream and where fish like to hide out and what they like to feed on.
Fishers of men: They know the world people live in and the things they're being attracted to.

Characterized by singleness of purpose
Fishermen: They are focused and concentrated on the task at hand, consumed by one simple overarching concern, catching fish.
Fishers of men: They are highly singular, driven by one desire, to see people become mature disciples. That is, spending personal time daily with God, growing in prayer and understanding the Word, sharing Christ with others, and not only that, but going on to invest time and work in them until they too are reproducing those straits in others.

People of adventure
Fishermen: They are always looking for the next bed in the stream, never content with a fished-out hole but always on the lookout for the next productive place in the river.
Fisher of men: They are never content with maintenance but are always on the lookout for the next opportune spot in the world.

Stick to the basics
Fishermen: Old fishermen aren't particularly captivated by the latest fads and techniques.
Fishers of men:They are not easily drawn away from the basics of discipleship, prayer, scripture and evangelism.

Eager to share their knowledge and skill with others
Fishermen: They are only too eager to share their passion with someone of like passion.
Fisher of men: They know the great joy and exhilaration of catching men and are genuinely excited to share that joy with others.

Catch fish
Fishermen: True fishermen don't use the line, "You should have seen the one that got away." They, without commenting, just hold up their full stringer.
Fishers of men: They don't have any excuses or empty words, just a legacy of men who have been caught for Christ.


Everytime when I read this verse, I don't really understand the deeper meaning(or perhaps the real meaning) of the word "FISHERS OF MEN"... Now, I understand and I pray that God will teach me to be a good fisher of men...