"Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again]." Luke 5:5
It wasn't a profitable day for Peter and his buddies as they went for fishing in the evening. They had worked very hard whole night to catch some fish, but couldn't succeed. At the dawn of the next day, they came out of the water and started washing their nets to leave for their homes.
Meanwhile Jesus came there, got into the boat that belongs to Peter and continued to teach the crowd. After He completed his teaching, Jesus asked Peter to take the boat into deep waters and cast the net to catch fish. After some hesitation and doubt, Peter says, "But on the ground of your word (Rhema - Spoken word), I am going to put my trust and am going to do what you asked me to do".
Jesus had asked Peter to do something that was against the natural activity. It is natural that fishermen fish during the night time as that is the best time. But Jesus was asking Peter to cast his net during the day time and miracle happened. Peter's confidence on the word of Jesus was rewarded. The differentiator is the spoken word of Jesus.
Peter was a seasoned fisherman and yet he obeyed. What made him to obey Jesus word?
Peter had been listening to Jesus' teachings in the past and also he had seen his mother-in-law healed of high fever by Jesus (Luke 4:39). This produced in him, the kind of faith in Jesus word that can make him to obey against his logical thinking.
In order for Faith to be rewarded, it should grow on the ground of God's word and there has to be an associated act of obedience on our part. Faith and Obedience go together.
Questions to Ponder:
Are you cultivating your faith on the ground of God's word?
Does your faith and obedience go together even when things go wrong?
It wasn't a profitable day for Peter and his buddies as they went for fishing in the evening. They had worked very hard whole night to catch some fish, but couldn't succeed. At the dawn of the next day, they came out of the water and started washing their nets to leave for their homes.
Meanwhile Jesus came there, got into the boat that belongs to Peter and continued to teach the crowd. After He completed his teaching, Jesus asked Peter to take the boat into deep waters and cast the net to catch fish. After some hesitation and doubt, Peter says, "But on the ground of your word (Rhema - Spoken word), I am going to put my trust and am going to do what you asked me to do".
Jesus had asked Peter to do something that was against the natural activity. It is natural that fishermen fish during the night time as that is the best time. But Jesus was asking Peter to cast his net during the day time and miracle happened. Peter's confidence on the word of Jesus was rewarded. The differentiator is the spoken word of Jesus.
Peter was a seasoned fisherman and yet he obeyed. What made him to obey Jesus word?
Peter had been listening to Jesus' teachings in the past and also he had seen his mother-in-law healed of high fever by Jesus (Luke 4:39). This produced in him, the kind of faith in Jesus word that can make him to obey against his logical thinking.
In order for Faith to be rewarded, it should grow on the ground of God's word and there has to be an associated act of obedience on our part. Faith and Obedience go together.
Questions to Ponder:
Are you cultivating your faith on the ground of God's word?
Does your faith and obedience go together even when things go wrong?
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