Casting

In a few short hours, Mr. Bill will begin gathering his saltwater fishing paraphernalia, which includes a casting net.  No, his name is neither Simon or Peter or  Andrew, but he loves to cast a net to catch small fish so he can hook big fish.  There is strategy to his casting!

What presses us to do good to others?   Many motives abound: a good reputation and a fruitful return, to name a few.  Wherever we are, there is good to be done when we have the hearts to do so. The purest and best motive, however, will be a heart set on God.  Matthew Henry writes, “God’s work shall agree with his word …”  We are instructed to “cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” (Ecclesiastes 11:1)  Faithfulness to good works, doing the work of Christ, brings a fruitful harvest.  Mr. Bill will net small fish to bait his hook and eventually reel in a real keeper.  So it is in the hand of The Father, the smallest of deeds accomplished and trusted to Him, are never cast in vain.  Make casting a way of life beginning today.