ICE-FISHING - One Bread, One Body, 1/27/2008

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Sunday, January 27, 2008, 3rd Sunday Ordinary Time

Isaiah 8:23—9:3, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17, Psalm 27, Matthew 4:12-23
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/012708.shtml

ICE-FISHING

"Come after Me and I will make you fishers of men." —Matthew 4:19

How many people have you led to the Lord in the first month of 2008? How
many have you tried to reach out to? Many Christians are not fishing
because they don't like ice-fishing. They reason that people's hearts are
too cold to listen to the gospel message. Some Christians make the excuse
that they'll fish later in the year when the fish are biting and the
weather is warm. But that day never comes. The fish are not going to be
biting any better tomorrow than today. Unbelievers are cold to the gospel
message, or they wouldn't be unbelievers.

"But how shall they call on Him in Whom they have not believed? And how
can they believe unless they have heard of Him? And how can they hear
unless there is someone to preach?" (Rm 10:14) "Now is the acceptable
time! Now is the day of salvation!" (2 Cor 6:2)

Christians used to tell fish-stories about the big one that got away. Now
we just tell "story-stories." We talk about our talk. Since we don't
evangelize, we try to ease our consciences by at least discussing the
latest Evangelization Seminar.

When will we spread the gospel as if believing in Jesus were a matter of
life and death, of salvation and damnation? When we were baptized we
received not a fishing license but a fishing mandate. We must fish; it's
against the law not to.

Prayer: Father, may there always be a "Gone Fishing" sign on the door of
my life.

Promise: "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." —Is
9:1

Praise: Praise Jesus, Who visited His terrified disciples and gave them
the power to become powerful evangelizers.

(For a related teaching, order our tape "Fear of the Lord is the Beginning
of Evangelization "on audio AV 58-3 or video V-58.)

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