Faith's Checkbook

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May 29

May 29
Fishers Follow Him
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. (Mark
1:17)
Only by coming after Jesus can we obtain our heart's desire and be really useful to our fellow men.
Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! We would sacrifice our lives to win souls. But we
are tempted to try methods which 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, entertainment, and so forth—are these coming
after Jesus? Can we imagine the Lord Jesus drawing a congregation by such means as are now
commonly used? What is the result of such expedients? The result is nothing which Jesus will count
up at the last great day.
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, not aside from Him, we shall be fishers of men.