Gone Fishing!

I can hardly believe that God provided an opportunity for me to fly-fish in Cordova, Alaska. This morning this silver coho salmon decided to take the bate and jumped onto my hook. What a great catch.

There are so many lessons that have come to my mind from this event. First it is fun to go fishing and catch a fish! The rugged surroundings of Alaska are absolutely breath-taking and one cannot be out in it without admiring God's handy work. A double blessings! I thought about the idea of going fishing.... there is no guarantee that you will catch fish, but you can enjoy the activity.

Lesson 1: It is fun to going fishing and catch fish, might also be applied to fishing for men. I have been fishing for men a lot longer than I have been fishing for fish. I can tell you it is great fun to catch men for the Savior as well. Jesus said "follow me and I will make you fishers of men." While it is fun to catch a fish, it is even more exciting to share the GOSPEL and see someone trust Jesus Christ as Savior. LESSON One ... GO FISHING FOR MEN! I started fishing for men on this trip when I arrived at the airport in Columbus. I did some fishing on the flight to Chicago and to Anchorage. Since being here in Cordova we have enjoyed giving out several gospel tracts and hope to be present when the Lord draws someone into His saving net for all eternity.

Lesson 2: Catching the fish is only the beginning, the fish needs to be processed before it can really become a benefit and blessing to us. That means there is a fare amount of work involved in fishing that becomes beneficial. Let's see then, when you catch men for Jesus, that is only the beginning. There is work that should follow as the new believer begins to grow. It takes time and effort to see new believers become a blessing and benefit to others.

There are other lessons, but I am going to stop for now. It has been a long time since I have posted on the blog as you can see. I hope to post over the next few days while here in Alaska. As a parting encouragement why don't you GO FISHING FOR MEN TODAY!