Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 4:19 (American Standard Version)

19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.

This is a famous statement from Jesus to Peter and his brother Andrew. These brothers were commercial fishermen. Jesus told them that they would no longer seek fish from the sea but men from the world. What Jesus said came to pass.

There is another part of this statement in that Jesus would transform or make them into such fishers. I believe Jesus spent much of His time with His followers teaching them how to do things. Jesus taught the skills of evangelism: speech, manner, words, actions, etc.

Convincing someone to do something different, i.e., change, is difficult. It requires skills and techniques. Jesus taught those to the followers. Let us understand that and do the same. Please, God, give us the skills to teach the skills.