The Catch of the Day

Jesus pulled in the “Catch of the Day” when he hauled in Peter, James, John and Andrew that day by the Sea of Galilee. It might not have been his biggest catch, but it certainly was the “Catch of the Day.” Each of these disciples would have their own times when they too, would make a “Catch of the Day” I believe that, “If you can dream it, you can do it!” Israel dreamed of the coming of the Messiah. When Jesus showed up, many of them thought it was too good to be true and would not accept Jesus for who He was. But there were those like Peter, James, John and Andrew, who knew immediately and dropped everything to follow. The dream not only lived in them, but the dream had become alive in them and began to coalesce into a vision! What helped with that dream coalescing into a vision was the vision which Jesus had. Jesus had a vision of the world where there was no more guilt or sin. Jesus had a vision where the virtues of honesty, truthfulness, trust and care prevailed. A world where the love of God and the love for God, and the love for our neighbors rules everything we do!

Jesus called this world the “Kingdom of God.” God’s Kingdom is not of power and might. God’s Kingdom does not have any physical borders, but is a Kingdom that lives in the heart. God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom with a King who moves us to do what is right, simply because we know it is right. God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom where the King moves us to love one another because we have experienced God’s love for us. God’s Kingdom is a Kingdom filled with people whose purpose is to honor God with their lives. That is the vision Jesus had and the vision that captured Peter, James, John and Andrew. Their Dream had coalesced into a vision and that vision became their mission! A mission that Jesus confirmed at His ascension, Jesus told them “Go, into all the world making disciples of every nation, baptizing in the name of the Father and the Son and Holy Spirit.” That was their mission. That is what their followers did. That is what the followers of the followers did all the way down to us! That is what we are called to do, as well. When have the dream and the vision, the mission is not difficult at all, because we carry such “Good News!”

Pastor Jim Robinson

Mesquite United Methodist Church
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/mesquite