Category:The Wonderful Draught Of Fishes

'''THE WONDERFUL DRAUGHT OF FISHES

One day, as the crowds pressed around Him to hear the Word of God, Jesus came to the Lake of Gennesaret and saw two boats drawn up on the shore. Now one of these belonged to a man named Simon Peter, who was at the water's edge washing his nets. Jesus entered into this boat and asked Simon to push it off from the land a little. Then He sat down and taught the people from the boat. When He was done speaking to them He said to Simon, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught of fishes."

Simon, answering Him, said, "Master, we have toiled all through the night and have taken nothing, but as you wish it, I will let down the nets again." They let down the nets into the sea, but it enclosed so great a multitude of fishes that they could not draw them up; and the net broke. Then Simon beckoned to his partners, James and John, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came and filled both boats with the fishes, so that they began to sink.

When Simon Peter saw it he fell down before Jesus, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he and all that were with him were astonished at the marvelous draught of fishes which they had taken. Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not, Simon Peter; from henceforth you shall be a fisher of men." Meaning that he was to go about winning souls for God, instead of being a fisherman.

And when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all they had and followed Christ.