WHAT BOAT AM I?

What do you know about boats? Were you ever fascinated with boats? Have you ever been on a boat? Whether you have or have never been on a boat, I am quite certain as a child, you would have folded paper boats and probably sailed them in the" longkangs" like I did. For the more fortunate ones, you would have probably owned a toy boat at least. For the love of it, I was caught stealing from my mom back in primary school just so I could own a boat and be the captain of my own boat. But alas, I was caught and I never did become a captain. What happened? My sister told on me. That was the one and only time I stole anything! The whacking did me a whole lot of good. Hahahaha!

There are all kinds of boats for all kinds of purposes. If you were to be a boat, what kind will it be? A sail boat? A sampan? Fishing boat? Speed boat? Or perhaps a cruise liner? And what will you do with your boat? In the Bible, Peter was a fisherman and I guess he owned a boat. Jesus borrowed from him once. His was a fishing boat and its purpose was to fish commercially. But after Peter had an encounter with Jesus, he left his boat and decided to be a fisher of men instead, working alongside Jesus. My point?

You and I, we have been saved by the grace of God. We were once lost in the sea of humanity, sailing around aimlessly until one day we met a "rescue boat" . The captain of that boat was Jesus. Today, we no longer sail around without purpose. If you and I were to be a boat today, we are indeed a rescue boat. It'll be fun to be a speed boat, or a cruise liner but this Jesus, He changed it all! Cos' out in the sea of humanity, there are lost souls yet to be found. Many are calling for help. Many are drowning. Can you too hear Jesus' call to be fishers of men? Can you or will you too, like Peter, turn your fishing boat into a rescue boat? The job is tough. The seas will be rough. But people need the Lord.

If I can be a boat, what kind of boat will I be? I would love to be a speed boat, but Lord, make me a rescue boat. In Jesus name, amen.