5 And Simon answering said unto
him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless
at thy word I will let down the net.
Have you ever struggled with a situation for a period of time? Have you ever put every ounce of energy both
physically and mentally toward solving a problem? Have you ever done everything you know to do
but your situation remains the same?
What do you do when you are tired after you have done all you know to do? How do you continue to function when you are
desperate for your situation to change?
As we walk into the scene and setting of this text, we find
Peter frustrated because of his lack of productivity. He is a professional fisherman and he is
still unproductive. The text shares with
us, it does not matter how much ability or skill we have in a certain area of
life, we will experience bareness. It is
a part of the process God has to take us through to get us to trust him. It also teaches us God is the governor of our
seasons. At some point doing our season
of bareness God will give us radical instructions to follow.
It intrigues me how God does things sometimes. It seems like he shows up at the most
inopportune time and asks us to do ridiculous things. Has he ever done that to you in the midst of
your barren season? He gives us radical
instructions to see if we will comply. A
miracle can only take place when we follow through with God’s orders. The issue is not if God can turn around our
situation, but the most important aspect is if we will do what he instructs us
to do.
Obedience is what God is looking for from us. When he instructs us to do something, we have
to move right away. Delayed obedience is
still disobedience. As you look at you
life today, are there areas in your life you have disobeyed God. Right now is the chance for you to start
obeying God. God can turn it around for
you if you follow through with his orders.
God bless
and keep you is my prayer.
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