So Why Did He Choose Fisherman?

I believe Jesus chose mostly fisherman because they were everyday people just like you and me. They had the everyday cares of the world to deal with just like us. Jesus hung around with professionals too, CPAs and doctors, but mostly he hung with fisherman. They pretty much lived from day to day. If they didn’t catch any fish, they didn’t eat, so life could be stressful at times.
When life gets stressful you get very good at your job, that is, if you want to eat. So these fisherman were really good at what they did. I believe He chose fisherman because He said He was going to make them fishers of men. So what they learned on the water would easily transfer to the spiritual realm.
When you go fishing there a lot of things that come into play. You have to be aware of things like water temperatures, full moons. Some fish don’t bite after a full moon because they fed on the light of the moon. Some fish only bite in warm water. You have to watch the birds to see if they are working any parts of the water eating small bait, because there are usually big fish feeding on those smaller fish.
Life is not so different and Jesus knew it. He picked men that would know how to read the people. They knew where the people were gathering at the Synagogue and used the word of God for bait. They knew how to attract the fish by showing them how Jesus fulfilled all the scriptures about being the Messiah.
They went to the hurting people in the highways and byways. They seemed to know when people needed God’s grace, or a good case of God’s wrath. Whether they were healing the sick and applying God’s love, or telling Herod he was an adulterer, they seemed to know how to do it, because they knew how to fish.
These fisherman were the ones who had the heart to go to the lost. It became part of their makeup. They never went back to the Sea of Galilee, but they lived out their lives trying to keep people from entering the Lake of Fire.
How’s your fishing techniques? Do you know what attracts people to the gospel.
John 4:18 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19And He said* to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. 21Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. 22Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

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