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OUR DAILY BREAD                     Monday, July 18, 1994
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Read:  Mark 1:14-20

                      "FISH HARD"

               Follow Me, and I will make
               you become fishers of men.

                     - Mark 1:17

Okay, I admit it. I like to fish. No, I'm not the buy-
the-latest-bass-boat, get-out-every-weekend kind of guy.
But I enjoy fishing for walleyes at a nearby dam in the sum-
mer or catching perch through the ice on one of Michigan's
many lakes in winter.

That makes me interested in things related to fishing.  So I
was hooked when I saw this bumper sticker on the back of an
old pickup truck:

                LIFE'S SHORT - FISH HARD

I chuckled, but the more I thought about it the more I was
caught by this idea:  As a follower of Jesus Christ, I am a
"fisher of men."I have been commanded by the Lord Jesus to
proclaim the gospel message (Matt. 28:19-20), to tell others
about the wonderful, saving love of God for all people.

I thought too about the statement, "Life's short."  It is!
How quickly 10, 20, 30 years pass.  All too soon our chil-
dren are starting school, graduating, marrying, having chil-
dren of their own.  All too quickly those friends and family
members we always wanted to talk to about Jesus Christ are
no longer with us.

Yes, life is short.  So as obedient followers of Jesus
Christ, let's "fish hard" to bring others to Him.

Author:  David C. Egner

        FISHING TIPS
        Go where the "fish" are.
        Use the right "bait."
        Be patient!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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It's never out of season
  to fish for souls.

The Bible in One Year:  Isaiah 34-36

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