The first people that Jesus called to be his disciples were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men”. (Matt.4:19). Jesus still bids people to come and follow him, and no matter what your occupation might be, he still says that we are to be fishers of men.

Someone once posed the question, “Are we fishers of men, or merely keepers of the aquarium?” Every church should seriously and continually ask themselves that question.

Does the budget at your church reflect Jesus’ desire for you to be “fishers of men”?  How much time and energy is spent reaching lost people, compared to what is done for “the needs of the members”? (We often confuse “desires” for “needs”.) We convince ourselves that we are “doing the Lord’s work” when the majority of the church programs are for the benefit of church members, not lost people.

We are occasionally reminded of our priorities. We nod our heads in agreement, but soon forget Jesus’ plea and fall back into our same mindset and routine.

We need to hold one another accountable. Let’s ask each other from time to time, “How’s the fishing”?