This devotional centers on the Sorting of the Parable of the Net. When

the net was dragged to shore, the sorting began. The sorting represents

the final judgment for all people. This sorting process is way humbling

and scary.

Today, we focus on the fish, which represent people. Have you

considered how diverse humanity is? In Nigeria alone, more than

120 dialects are spoken. Culture is dramatically diverse within the

country in which you live. In the Parable of the Net, the spread of

the gospel is in our hands. Note that in Scripture, no angel was ever

sent to preach the gospel to others—it is literally in our hands.

This devotional focuses on the Parable of the Net in Matthew

13:47-50, which reads,

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into

the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew

it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but

threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels

will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw

them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and

gnashing of teeth” (ESV). I have organized the next four

devotionals by focusing on the Net, the Fish, the Sorting, and the

Terrible Place. Now we concentrate on the Net.