But
If
You
Say
So …
Scripture
Luke
5
4 When
he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where
it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “Master,”
Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a
thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And
this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
7 A
shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon
both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
8 When
Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before
Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful
man.”
9 For
he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the
others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons
of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Observation
In
the stories that we read today in our daily Bible reading both in
Genesis (the story about Abram and his wife Sarai) and in Luke (the
story of Peter and the miraculous catch of fish) God drives home this
point to me: God always rewards our obedience!
Simon
Peter was a fisherman, and what Jesus was asking Peter as a fisherman
to do was seemingly ridiculous, (this kind of net fishing was only
successful when done at night) but Simon Peter was obedient to Jesus'
command and because of his obedience Peter didn't miss the blessing!
Simon
Peter instantly realized that the catch was miraculous … he fell to
his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me – I'm
such a sinful man.”
You
and I are sinners too just like Simon Peter, but if we will walk in
obedience and obey what He says in His Word then God will do
miraculous things in our lives too!
So
lets turn from sin and self and lets turn to God right now and walk
in obedience!
Luke
11:28
But
Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and
obey it.”
Application
I
will walk in obedience today. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to walk in obedience today. I want to see You work
miracles in my life and in the lives of those who I am praying for.
Thank You for showing me again in Your Word that You are a rewarder
of those who diligently seek You. Help anyone that may be reading
this blog to walk in obedience. Help them to say, “no” to sin and
help them to say “yes” to You. Help me to do the same! You are a
Mighty God. Nothing is too hard for You.
Hebrews
11:6
But
without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to
God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of
them that diligently seek him.
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 12,13,14; Luke 5
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