Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)

May 29, 2011

                                                                        Fishers, Follow Me

Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."
                                                                                     ~ Mark 1:17

  "Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! But we are tempted to try methods that Jesus would never have tried. Shall we yield to this suggestion of the enemy? If so, we may splash the water, but we shall never take the fish. We must follow after Jesus if we would succeed. Sensational methods, entertainments, and so forth - are these coming after Jesus?

  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 a full and free gospel, for this is the net in which souls are taken. We must preach with His gentleness, boldness, and love; for this is the secret of success with human hearts. We must work under divine anointing, depending upon the sacred Spirit. Thus, coming after Jesus, and not running before Him, or aside from Him, we shall be fishers of men."

(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)