Is this word given to Peter an absolute command or a personal one? In other words is Jesus saying something directly to us here or is this word uniquely tailored to Peter? I would venture to suggest we should be taking this as a direct command to us, a statement on the way things are, rather than just bait to get Peter on the hook (pun intended).
This means that if we follow Jesus we should naturally find ourselves fishing for people. We all fish in different waters of course, but we fish nonetheless. There are even different ways and means to fish. Some of us are deep sea fishers, others are restricted to rock pools. But we all fish.
If we're not fishing in some way we must ask ourselves this question; how well are we following?
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