Luke 5:1-4
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear
the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats
standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing
their nets. Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him
to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes
from the boat. When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into
the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
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The
Lord was drawing Simon Peter, and he had no idea he was “on the hook.” Jesus commandeered
his boat, and Peter allowed it - reluctantly. Jesus asked him to push out a
little from the shore, and he did - reluctantly. He then asked Simon to launch
out into the deep and let out his net – again. A frustrated Simon, who had
fished all night and caught nothing, reluctantly agreed; and I guarantee he
didn’t do it with the best of attitudes or expectations. “What can this carpenter/rabbi possibly know about catching fish?” Yet,
Peter did what the Lord asked – reluctantly; and his life was forever changed.
Jesus
was not after fish, He was after Simon. Simon thought his life was about catching
fish, but from this point on, it was about Jesus and catching men. Just like
Simon, we will only find the true meaning of our lives when we are overmastered
by the Lord and His calling. So don’t be afraid. Leave the boat, the net, the
fish, everything, and everyone behind. Respond to the Lord’s calling. Your life is ahead of you, and it’s found in Christ Jesus.
Luke 5:11
So when they had
brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.
The choice is yours!
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