After reading this I guess I am reminded of the sower and sowing seeds for harvest. If we hold a massive conference/meeting, hoping to get thousands of non-Christians there and then we throw out all of our seeds hoping that they land on soft fertile soil; we are foolish in our actions.

Its like a man who fishes with a net that has holes which are too big to catch most of the fish, some might get caught, if only for a little while then they wriggle a little and break free, some might even make it into the bucket, but then the bucket has holes in it and the fish are left on the shore to dry out in the sun. Some even get brought into the shore and then are thrown back out to sea because the fisherman can’t be bothered going the extra mile carrying the fish home where it can be prepared for good work.

Meeting mentality is all about the CATCH but not at all about the individual FISH.

Wouldn’t it be more productive, to use a fishing rod, with the right bait, the right line and a fishermen who has the knowledge of when and where to catch the fish. A fisherman who is dedicated to seeing each fish caught and looked after until it too is ready to go and become a “fisher of men”.

Will people understand that we can’t just run around casting out dodgy nets and saying, “Wow! Look at our catch, One Hundred souls for the Kingdom” and then chuck them into their dodgy bucket, whilst been too consumed with their crook bucket or boasting about their awesome catch to realise that all the fish are back on the beach suffocating. The fish were better off in the sea when they didn’t know any better.

With this knowledge, let’s become good fishermen, or sower’s. God has called us for his good works, let’s do it.

Thanks once again.