During the terrible days of an intensive military attack, a father, holding his small son by the hand, ran from a building that had been struck by a bomb. In the front yard was a shell hole. Seeking shelter as quickly as possible, the father jumped into the hole and held up his arms for his son to follow. Terrified, yet hearing his father's voice telling him to jump, the boy replied, "I can't see you!"
The father, looking up against the sky tinted red by the burning buildings, called to the silhouette of his son, "But I can see you. Jump!" The boy jumped, because he trusted his father.
Luke 5:4-5 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch. Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
So Peter spend a whole night fishing and caught nothing. As he stood at the shore and washed his nets, he could hear Jesus speak to the crowd that had gathered around. As Jesus was sitting in Peter’s boat, Jesus did have Peter’s attention, and that’s where the miracle had its root and Peter was ready to begin his relationship with Jesus.
So after speaking when Jesus asked Peter to throw the net once more, perhaps in the very place where he had tried and failed. A lot was at stake, all the eyes were on him. And to everyone’s surprise Peter obeyed Jesus. He threw the nets into deep waters and got a large catch of fish. Probably the secret lies in hearing all that he spoke sitting on the boat. He heard the Lord’s voice and His teachings. That made Peter believe in Jesus and then obey. You can stand when you understand. Hear Him right.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Pastorstanleytisac@gmail.com
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