Weekly Devotion July 28 2025

This Devotion was written by Sportsmen Devotional and posted with permission

Bible Study Verse: Matthew 4:19

“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (ESV)

Thoughts: Fishing takes patience, and sometimes patience will pay off, other times you sit there waiting hours and still come home with nothing except stories about how the tree underwater ate your favorite lure. I heard a fishing story once about a boat that came through and stopped under someone’s line while they were fishing from the bank of a lake, making it impossible for the fisherman fishing from land to reel in. This story really got me thinking about the verse above and how we are to be fishers of men. Sometimes we go fishing and we are able to reel in our fish, and help guide them the right way so that our savior can do what he does best. However, sometimes it’s not that easy, the enemy will get in the way and stop under our line making it difficult to reel our fish in, unfortunately at times he succeeds at causing us to lose our fish. When this happens, it is so easy to cut the line and let it discourage us from ever going back out fishing again

Action Point: Whenever we feel like everything, we are doing for our Lord falls apart, we must allow ourselves to find comfort in the fact that the enemy only fights against us because we fight for the almighty King. We can find comfort in having a master fisherman as our teacher. Remember when the enemy stands between you and the person that God has put on your heart to fish for, it’s not because you’re doing it wrong, it’s because you’re doing something right. Find encouragement in Jesus and even find fellow fishermen to help you improve your abilities, having help from your fellow brothers and sisters is never a bad thing.

Sportsman's Tip of the Day: When you go fishing alone on a boat be sure to take a few extra safety precautions. 1.Don’t have the boat running. 2.Have a floatation device of some sort on in case you end up in the water unexpectedly. 3.And remember, the fish is never as important as your own life.