(Luke 5: 1 – 11)
[2] He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. [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. In these first 3 verses, we see how Jesus came on the scene to fulfill His divine plan for Simon’s life. When your set time to receive your miracle comes, you will catch the attention of the King of Kings. In Mk. 10:46-52, Blind Bathemeaus received his miracle when he met Jesus. In 1Samuel 1, Hannah received her miracle at Shiloh. For us to receive our miracles, however, we must be willing to leave our comfort zones like the blind man and Hannah did. As a church, for us to fulfill God’s divine plan for us we may have to leave the shore of our sanctuary and launch out into the deep to reach out to lost souls on the streets and in the by-ways.
1. The Role of Faith: In the situations of life, we have to exercise our faith and launch out into the deep. In v.4, Peter did. “Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught”. The only way we can keep our vision alive is by launching out into the deep.
2. The Role of Obedience: God may have given some of us
instructions or told us what we need to do, but we have refused to
leave the shore and refused to launch into the deep. Brothers and
sisters until we make up our mind to launch into the deep we will not
receive the blessing.
3. The Role of Trust: We have to trust God in every situation. Prov. 3:5-6 says “Trust
in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct
thy paths”. Hannah trusted God, the woman with the issue of blood
for 12years did, Daniel and his friends did. Because of our long wait
for God’s promise to come to pass, we can lose faith in God and refuse
to do what He expects us to do. God knows that you have
been toiling but He wants you to continue to trust in Him. In His time,
He will do what He has promised. “For the vision is yet for an
appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it
tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Hab. 2:2). Eccl. 3:1 says “To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven”. Obedience is key in our walk with God. Simon obeyed Jesus and said “nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net”!
When they obeyed God and let down their net, the disciples caught a
great multitude of fish that their net broke. Brothers and sisters when
you obey God you will reap the fruit of obedience. The disciples caught
an overflow of fish when they launched out into the deep. As a church
when we launch out into the deep, we will catch an overflow of souls.
