Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch

Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch, Jesus told Simon Peter in Luke 5:4.

But they had already been fishing all night, and those seasoned fisherman had caught nothing. You can almost hear the polite, yet condescending, tone in Peter’s voice. He may well have said, “You are a good Teacher, but I am the fisherman. You may know things about God, but I know fish”. But Peter didn’t say any of that. Instead, Peter said, “Nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net”.  And because Peter obeyed blindly, not because the request was logical, but because it came from Jesus, they pulled up nets so loaded with fish it nearly capsized the boat and broke the nets.

Our best efforts can lead to empty nets. But obedience can bring success beyond our wildest dreams. There were many years in my own ministry when I threw out nets and brought back nothing. But when the Lord wanted to fill the nets, they were suddenly filled to overflowing. It had nothing to do with my own abilities, or my own power. It happens simply because God purposed it to happen, and all the glory goes to Him. God‘s command may seem contrary to your logic. But if you listen for direction and act in obedience, you will find the difference between failure and success. Nevertheless, at your word I will do it. Let those be the words we live by.  (From Pastor Chuck Smith).

Michael McTigue

Ephesians 3:20