S. Luke 5:4-6 (NIV) “When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.”
O. Jesus instructs them to get into deep water and let their nets down. They had worked hard and had not caught anything – yet because Jesus said to do this, they did, and their catch was amazing.
There are times when we come to appoint in which we’ve done all we can. We may feel exhausted. But if we will ask Jesus to lead us – and then follow what He says, we can experience a great blessing. Sometimes we simply need to persevere or to try a different approach, but we must not quit. We must listen to Jesus and do what He says.
A. I love this word. We should never give up at what God calls us to do. We are to persevere, maybe gain some new insights into what we are doing and how we can be better and then follow and obey Jesus. He wants us to be productive and fruitful.
P. Thank you Lord for your word today. Lord I will not stop fishing for you. I will continue to listen to you and do as you say. Holy Spirit fill me and guide me with wisdom and faith to be an effective fisherman for Jesus. In Jesus’ name!
