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Just A Thought: Fishing

July 13, 2014 0 comments

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Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."

I’m thinking about the amazing amount of time and effort that went into the Fish Fry last evening. Y'all did a marvelous job!  Thank you!  I know that Dan and others spent hours out catching fish.
I love fishing… but I haven't been able to fish for quite a while. I just haven’t taken the time –you know – OTHER THINGS TO DO.  So sad.  Nevertheless, fishing gives me a chance to get a break and just relax and meditate - and on a good day, maybe catch a fish or two.  But there are different kinds of fishermen, and different ways of fishing…which is why I like our new T-shirts.
I recently saw a fishing cartoon that spoke to me and illustrated something about expectations.  Pictured were two Eskimos fishing through holes in the ice.  One of them had his line in a normal size hole maybe two or three feet across.  But the guy sitting next to him had his line in an enormous hole, in the shape of a whale!  This guy was hungry!  He didn't want some dinky little fish!  He was fishing for whales!
What I like about this illustration is how appetite creates expectation.  What is our appetite for affecting the world around us for the Lord's sake?  How much do we hunger to change things in peoples' lives through the gospel and through the ministry in Messiah?  And how does that affect our expectations?  He said "Blessed are those who HUNGER AND THIRST for righteousness."
How would you compare your hunger to your expectation?  If your hunger is great and genuine then it's likely that God will move you to carve out a "whale-sized" hole in this icy world and expect a corresponding catch!  Bon appetite !

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