Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Bad Fish, Good Fish


The Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishermen's net dropped into a lake that caught a bunch of fish. After a full catch the fishermen pulled the net ashore, and emptied the net. The good fish were kept and the bad fish were thrown back. [Fortunately, God determines the good and bad...He knows the difference. Recently, I had the opportunity to fish in the Bay. We threw the bad fish (catfish) back. They were easily identifiable. However, we (by law) had to throw the good fish that were just undersize back. This was tricky, because we had to hold a live fish still to measure them (keep the fish alive and not cut us in the process). But God knows.] Jesus said that it would be like this at the End of the Age. Angels will separate the wicked men from the righteous and throw them (the wicked) into the fiery furnace where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. <-- This is not a popular message, but these words came out of Jesus' mouth. Believe while you can. Tell others while you can. There is a day coming, and God knows if you are faking.
Matthew 13:470-50