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Daniel 9,10; Psalms 123; Luke 5
But
If You
Say So
(The phrase that pays, "What can I do to help?")
Scripture
3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
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.
Observation
Yesterday
Pastor Bruce preached a message on mutual submission and our take home phrase
from that message was, “What can I do to help?” (Ephesians 5:21)
Relationships
… they would be so much better if we just that phrase into practice!
Peter
and the disciples had fished all night and they had caught nothing. They were
tired. Peter was a fisherman and Jesus was a carpenter. Jesus told Peter to put
out his nets in the daytime. Peter knew that you didn’t fish in the daytime and
that you only caught fish at night.
Tired
and worn out Peter obeyed this seemingly ridiculous request. He submitted
himself to Jesus and Peter experienced a miracle.
Do
you need a miracle in your marriage? Mutual submission starts with you and me.
Here
is the phrase that pays, “What can I do to help?”
Application
I will ask Kathy this week even when I am tired and even
when I don’t feel good, “What can I do to help?” Thanks Pastor Bruce!
Prayer
Heavenly Father, give me a heart of obedience like Peter
had so I can experience the miracles that Peter experienced. Help me to be more
concerned about the people around me than I am of myself. Help me say to
others, “What can I do to help?”
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