"Big Fin"

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Big Fin was the name given to a very special 21-inch rainbow trout. I’m sure Big Fin looked like any other rainbow trout—brightly cored with a brilliant rosy band along each side of his body. Last summer Big Fin was thrown into Lake Michigan. He probably was the only rainbow trout in Lake Michigan, since they are not found in that lake. But what made Big Fin so special was the award of one million dollars to be given to anyone who caught him!
Did you know that every Christian is a “fisherman"? In Matthew 4:1919And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19) the Lord Jesus tells His disciples, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And then in Luke 5:1010And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. (Luke 5:10) He says, “From henceforth thou shalt catch men (people).” Are we who love the Lord Jesus really “fishing” for people? Are we telling others about God’s way of salvation? People came from all over the country to fish for Big Fin, because he was worth one million dollars. As Christians we are “fishing” for something worth far more than one million dollars. We are “fishing” for men’s souls, and God’s Word, the Bible, tells us in Mark 8:3636For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Mark 8:36) that the soul of a man is worth more than the whole world. What value God places upon one soul! Are we concerned enough about souls who are lost in sin to realize that one of them is worth more than all the riches in the whole world? If we are we will be “fishing” for men at every opportunity.
The deadline came and passed for catching Big Fin, and no one had caught him to earn the million dollars. Big Fin was still out there swimming around in Lake Michigan! The Lord Jesus tells us in Revelation 22:2020He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20), “Surely I come quickly.” That will be the “deadline” for Christians who are “fishing” for lost souls. The fishermen who fished for Big Fin worked hard, because they knew the exact day and hour of the deadline. We know from things that are happening in this world that the Lord’s return is VERY near. Are we busy “fishermen” knowing that the “deadline” will soon be here? Are we working hard to tell others God’s plan of how to be saved? “What must I do to be saved?... Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:30,3130And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:30‑31).
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