MENDING THEIR NETS!

MENDING THEIR NETS!

Matt 4:21 KJV

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

          Do you ever feel as if the nets of your life need mending? Do you feel worn, frayed and full of holes? Sometimes you just have to stop fishing and mend the nets because they have become ineffective. But how do the nets become damaged?

Ø     Nets are broken by the ordinary wear and tear of fishing. They get worn out here and there by the rough handling of the day.

Ø     There is no reason to think these are bad nets. They were produced by the finest maker. There is no reason to curse them or to replace them. They just need to be mended.

Ø     Fishing is rough work at best and the handling of the tackle never gentle. Parts of the net wear away and break.

Ø     Sometimes sharp objects will cut the nets. The net has caught that which should never have been caught.

Ø     The most satisfying reason for the nets to break is because of the abundance of the catch! But though the reason is gratifying the nets are still broken and need mending.

Ø     Jesus is the net mender. The work of mending nets requires great skill. He knows how we are made and remembers how frail we really are.

Ø     Mending nets requires that the fishing momentarily cease. Once mended, the net can do a much better job.

If we bring him our lives, rent and ragged, He will mend them and make them perfect once again. It may require that we stop what has caused the wear and tear but only for a while. For those engaged in the rough task of fishing periods of rest and net mending is a necessity.

Mic 7:8 KJV

8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Dear Lord, for all your children who today feel a bit worn and torn, mend them please. AMEN