18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
-Matthew 4:18-22 NIV
Jesus called his disciples, and the call came with a promise: I will send you out to fish for people. As fishermen, they understood the significance of this statement. Fishermen don’t just take the boat out for a good time. Their number one objective is to catch fish. They are only as successful as the amount of fish they catch.
You have been called by God and He has given you a unique assignment in this season. Perhaps you are an entrepreneur leading a growing business. Perhaps you are a parent raising your kids. Perhaps you are a pastor called to tend to the flock. Perhaps you serve as an executive leader responsible for the productivity and health of a team within an organization. Perhaps you are a teacher hoping to leave a positive impact on your students. The assignments vary from leader to leader, but the mission remains the same. We fish for people.
Spreading the Good News of Jesus through your words and your actions will always be your God-given mission. And right where you are in your place of employment, in the family you are a part of, in your local community, in the city you live in… you have been sent to these spaces and places by Jesus.
True discipleship always influences how we see and treat the people God has called you to. And for believers who answer the call to follow Jesus, true success isn’t the amount of money we make or the amount of recognition we achieve or the amount of social media followers we acquire. No, true success is found in helping people know Jesus because of the way we lived, loved, and led.
Today, as you follow Jesus will you ask Him to show you how to properly fish for the people He has called you to? In God’s Kingdom, there is no greater mission.