Gone Fishin'

One can argue that fishing is not a sport... But there is not a man that will say fishing is not an art. It involves patience, timing, focus and a willingness to follow through. All of these attributes are necessary to catch fish and they're also required to be something higher... being fishers of men!

Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
4:20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 

Jesus tells us directly in this scripture the importance of seeking out and guiding the souls of men that the Lord has called AND that the only way to achieve this is through following Him!

So what does it truly mean to follow the LORD Jesus? I guess that begs the question, how well do you know Him, and how well do you desire to….
To follow, in hebrew, means to trail in one's footsteps AND it equally means to cling. So, a literal translation pertaining to this scripture would mean walk as Jesus walked, live how He lived and cling to Him in every way.
Again, I ask you how well do you desire to follow our LORD? Enough to put aside yourself? 

Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 

Enough to separate from the wickedness of man and walk righteously in His ways?

Psalm 94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 
94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
94:13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 

Do you desire His will enough to follow His example, His words, His being? If your answer is yes then the final piece is that we must follow the Ten Commandments! 

1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

Oh how He tells us time and again, the only way to the Father is through Him and the only way to Him is to FOLLOW!!!
He calls us to cling to HIS words, HIS walk, and to the commandments HE has set before us if we are to call ourselves HIS own.
God has not forgotten we are sinners BUT He has certainly given us freedom from sin if we FOLLOW His commandments in Jesus Christ. 

I leave you with this…
Dabaq. It means to cling to, to hold close, in the language of His chosen. Know that meaning, study it, breath it into your soul as the breathe of life was breathed into you.

The fish are biting….God bless xo