into a pile of prizes and grabs whatever is where it lands? Some of the

newer versions of this game let you play until you win, but for many

years, it was rare that the claw returned with a prize. The player tried

to align the claw over the desired item and then hoped that when it

dropped and closed, it would catch whatever was targeted. When Jesus

asked men to be His followers, He used the imagery of fishing for men.

Not quite the same random grabbing as the claw game, but still

challenging. But there’s a reason Jesus used this idea: the men He was

recruiting were fishermen. He basically was saying, “Come use all of

your skills for the greatest purpose of your life.” When we follow

Jesus, we all become fishers of men. Are we doing that? And if not, what

would it take for us to start?