Lessons while Fishing 3

Lesson 3: Different kinds of fish

According to researchers there are tens of thousands (some say up to 40,000) species of fish in the world. These range in size from the huge whale shark to tiny krill. Some fish, like the great white shark, are notorious for their ferocity. Some, such as the scorpion fish, are venomous. There are fish that produce electricity and fish that change color. There are fish that are covered with thorns and fish that look like jelly. There are fish that are good for food and fish that are delightful to look at.

Jesus once compared the Kingdom of Heaven to a net that was cast into the sea (Matthew 13:47-50) and which caught many species of fish. The good fish were kept, but the bad fish were thrown away. As with fish, so with people—there are many different kinds of them. Some people are like sharks, vicious and cruel. Some are like jelly fish with no backbone. Some are like clams who just sit still and neither do nor say anything. Some are beautiful. All kinds of people will show up in our churches. If you were to compare yourself to a fish, what kind of fish would you be?

Matthew: 13:47 (KJV)

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind