Open The Mouth Of The First Fish You Catch, And You Will Find A Large Silver Coin.

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Open The Mouth

Of The First Fish You Catch,

And You Will Find A Large Silver Coin.

Scripture

Matthew 17

24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.

But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”

26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied.

“Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free! 

27 However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

Observation

When you and I put Jesus first in our lives Jesus has a million, no a trillion ways of blessing us and meeting our needs. This was the lesson, or at least one of the lessons, that I think Jesus was teaching Simon Peter when he sent him out on the fishing expedition to catch that fish that had a large silver coin in its mouth.

It wasn't just any fish, it was to be the first fish that Simon Peter caught that would have the large silver coin in its mouth!

Our part is to put God first.

Yesterday, I read about what God can do with 5 small loaves of bread and two small fish and how God can bless us and how He can more than meet our needs if we will just put Him first.

Application

God will more than take care of me if I will just put Him first every day!

How about you? Today are you putting Him first?

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I belong to You. You have promised to bless me if I will just put You first in my life. I know that You can provide a fish with a silver coin in its mouth if You choose to do so. You can use unconventional ways of taking care of us. There is no limit to Your resources. You own everything! Thank You for taking such good care of Kathy and I. You have been so good to us. We are blessed!

I pray for any person who may read this blog today. Meet his or her needs, Lord as they step out in faith and put You first. Show them that they can live for You and You will take care of them.

Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 17,18,19

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