The
disciples came prepared to Christ’s brunch.
Although they had fished all night without any success, they were able
to come with 150 fish because: 1) they were in the place where they could catch
fish, 2) they were honest with Jesus when He asked them, ‘Children, have ye any
meat? They answered him, No.”, and 3) they obeyed Jesus when He said, “Cast the
net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and
now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.” If a Christian musician desires to come to Jesus’
brunch with a fresh filling, then he or she must attend to the means of grace,
be honest with Jesus, and take His advice. The disciples were in a place where
they could catch fish. Serving Jesus
requires fishing, not merely singing about fishing.
Burnout
is a common occurrence for musicians who have given and given and given until
it seems that there is simply nothing more to give because our nets are
empty. Sometimes ministering musicians
feel very much like the disciples who had toiled and toiled throughout the
night hours. However, this malady was
curable for the disciple and it is also curable for us. Like the disciples, we must be faithful to
the task at hand. Jesus is able to help
those who stay in their little ships and keep fishing when it seems that the
fish will never bite. Sitting on the
bank near the sea of ministry whining about the fact that the fish will not
come into our net does not cure burnout and does not enable us to do the thing
that will prove to Jesus that we love him.
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