Topic: Matthew 4:18-22
"And He saith unto them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19, KJV).
Each morning I kneel to acknowledge Christ's lordship of my life and ask Him to have complete, unhindered control of my life for that day, to walk around in my body, to think with my mind, to love with my heart, to speak with my lips and to continue seeking and saving the lost through me.
Sometime ago I was at a conference in a midwestern city, anticipating an early adjournment so that I could catch a plane to Los Angeles and rejoin my waiting family.
When I arrived at the airport, I discovered that flight after flight had been cancelled because of poor weather conditions. Rushing from one airline ticket counter to another, I hoped to find one that was still flying its planes. Finally, to my disappointment, I had discovered that all the airlines had cancelled their flights.
On one hand I was discouraged, but on the other I was encouraged by the promise of the Bible, "And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into His plans" (Romans 8:28, LB).
Back at the hotel for the night, in the lobby I met a businessman who was hungry for God. As I shared Christ with him, I learned that he and his wife had been visiting a different church every Sunday for the past couple of years. They were looking for God but had not been able to find Him.
I explained to my new friend how to receive Christ. Together, we knelt and prayed, and he received Christ into his life as his personal Lord and Savior.
With great joy and enthusiasm my new brother in Christ announced, "I want to take these things to my wife because she too is eager to receive Christ." It is our responsibility to follow Christ. It is His responsibility to make us fishers of men.
As I follow Christ today, I will recognize that even the delays, hindrances and closed doors may well be opportunities for me to share my faith in Jesus Christ. I shall remember, with God's help, to share Him with others at every opportunity.
