Fisher of men

(Mark 1:7) "And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." There is a prerequisite in the above verse to becoming a fisher of men, and that is to "Come after" Jesus first. Only Jesus can give you the power and ability to catch men. For he said, "without me you can do nothing." Therefore we must surrender to being his servant first. How? 1) Forsake the past. In context here Jesus commands these apostles to leave their nets, to leave their past. Jesus doesn't mean here that all men are to forsake their jobs, but what he means is for each of us to leave the old way of life so that we can be effective and not hypocritical as we fish for souls. 2) Follow Him. This means to follow his lead, to learn of him, and then do likewise. The problem with most of us is not that we don't know what to do, we're just afraid to do it. You see, we can't truly follow until we surrender to his lead. Then, 3) Fish for men. Jesus said, if you first "come after," then he will make you a fisher of men. The reason that most of us do not win souls is because we haven't fully surrendered to the call of being a servant first. After that, fishing for men will be a normal part of our daily life.