Fishers Follow Him

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. (Mark 1:17)

Only by coming after Jesus can we obtain our heart's desire and be really useful to our fellow men. Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! We would sacrifice our lives to win souls. But we are tempted to try methods which Jesus would never have used. Shall we yield to this suggestion of the enemy? If so, we may splash the water, but we will never take the fish. We must follow after Jesus if we really want to succeed. Sensational methods, entertainment, contemporary services and the like--are these coming after Jesus? Can we imagine the Lord Jesus drawing a congregation this way?  What is the result of such means? The result is nothing which Jesus will count up on Judgement Day.

We must keep to our preaching as our Master did, for by this means souls are saved. We must preach our Lord's doctrine and proclaim the same gospel He did, for this is the net in which souls are taken. We must preach with His gentleness, His boldness, and His love, for this is the secret of success with human hearts. We must work under divine anointing, depending upon the Holy Spirit. Then, coming after Jesus, and not running before Him, or beside Him, we shall become fishers of men.