In one of my photo albums is a picture of a friend cradling—no, hugging—a large fish to his chest as if he'd just found a long-lost friend. I ask myself, "Why is he sliming himself with that fish?" Then I remember: It was his first steelhead—ever!

I recall well my first "fish." I was driving along and thinking about what a friend had said the day before. He regularly leads people to faith in Jesus Christ, and I had asked him how he knew they were willing to talk about spiritual things. "It's easy," he replied. "I ask 'em."

"Well," I said to myself, "I can do that. I'll ask the next person I meet."

As it turned out, the next person I met was a student along the highway thumbing a ride. I picked him up and we chatted for a while. As we neared his destination, I turned to him and asked, "Do you have an interest in spiritual things?" He looked at me for a moment and replied, "I've been looking for God all my life. Can you tell me how to know Him?" He was my first "fish" (Mark 1:17).

Not all our efforts are so rewarding, but here and there are people whom God's Spirit is drawing to the Savior (John 6:44). You can be part of that process. There is no greater joy than to be a fisher of men!  —DHR  — David H. Roper