SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 5:1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding round him and listening to the word of God, 2 he saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
OBSERVATION: Nets, which are used for ministry, need ministry too. Here we find the fishermen washing their nets. In another place, we see fishermen mending their nets.
The church, as a net, at times needs cleaned and mended. This is not unreasonable. The only nets not needing mending and washing are those which have not been used, nor those to be discarded and not used any more.
APPLICATION: What joy should flood our hearts when the Great Fisherman scrubs us and repairs us. It means that we still have value to Him. It means that He is not through using us! We are a part of His network!
As a part of His net, we can expect to be thrown into the sea where we can find someone needing God’s care. As a net, we work together. We are connected. We can wrap ourselves around them and gently draw them into God’s Kingdom. Or we can expect to be cast back into the sea to wrap our love around some prodigal soul needing to be drawn back into the boat.
Some may like to be independent, serving God in their own way, but to be effective, we must stay clean and remain connected to the rest of the net!
PRAYER: Lord, as a part of your net, keep me clean and keep me connected to the rest of the net. May I work with the rest of the net to be effective in reaching people for you. Amen
Pastor Leon
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