Too Wet to Plow

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Too Wet to Plow

by Zebbie Brewster

There is an old saying, “Too wet to plow, too windy to stack rocks.” My husband will tell me this sometimes when I ask him if he wants to do something. With no good excuse not to go, it seems like a good day to go fishing. To go fishing on a windy day could be quite challenging if you are float fishing, as your float could be blowing around on top of the water. It would make it difficult to see if you were really getting a bite or not. A true fisherman or woman would know how to work around the problem, especially if the fish were biting. It is just a joy to be out fishing.

While reading my Bible this morning, I noticed where I had written in the margin, “Broken Nets and Sunken Ships.” This was in Luke 5:1-11 and the call of the first disciples. The date was September 3, 2006, and the preacher was Bobby Stamey. Luke 5:1-11: “And it came to pass that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret and saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets. And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people from the boat. Now when He was through speaking, He said unto Simon, ‘Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draft.’ And Simon answering said unto Him, ‘Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Nevertheless, at Thy word I will let down the net.’ And when they had done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net began to break. And they beckoned unto their partners, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’ For he was astonished, and all those who were with him, at the draft of the fishes which they had taken; and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, ‘Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men.’ And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.”

Normally, it would not be good to have broken nets and sunken ships. This time, it was the blessing of catching an overabundance of fish for these fishermen. God’s blessing upon them had just begun. Look again at Verse 10, where Jesus told Simon, Fear not. From henceforth thou shalt catch men. They were answering Jesus’ call upon their life to forsake all and follow Him.

Missionaries often leave all to follow the call God has put on their lives. They—like the first disciples—are going forward to tell others about the saving grace of a loving Savior. They need our prayers and support as they serve Jesus in the ministry. God has work for all to do. Do it all with a loving heart unto the Lord, for it is a work that is not in vain.

About The Author Zebbie Brewster resides in Summerville, Georgia. She is an active member at Perennial Springs Baptist Church.