Have you
had your Joy Juice today? Joy in the
Lord helps us to become great “fishers of men” as Jesus talked about in Matthew
4:19.
Are you a
fisherman? I’ll confess…it’s not easy for
me! I can’t bait a hook, throw a rod or
take a fish off the line. But I do like
to see that little sinker bob when a fish is nibbling on the hook! There is a
hopeful anticipation of what might be about to happen!
One experienced
fisherman said, “It is better to fish hopefully than to catch fish.” I think he was referring to the excitement
& anticipation that hope can bring! Even if the fish simply nibbles on your
hook and goes away, you have the hope that he will come back.
The Bible
teaches us that the Christian life is “hope experienced”. A “hopeless Christian” is really a
contradiction in terms. As children of God, we have the best reason for HOPE.
His name is JESUS! Our hope lies in the
truth that we will spend eternity with Christ!
Scoop that up in your "joy net"! When we truly catch this truth, we will
become avid “fishers of men”!
Let’s make Romans
15:13 our prayer for one another:
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Let’s go
“joy-fishing ”! Bait your heart for the
greatest “catch of the day”… JOY and HOPE in Jesus!
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