Peter had seen Jesus do wondrous things - exercising authority over demons and even the instant total healing of his mother-in-law. But when Jesus provided beyond belief, Peter believed. (Luke 4:39-5:11)
It happened one morning as Peter was wearily cleaning the nets after a long fruitless night of fishing. Jesus said, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch." Peter, the professional fisherman, respected Jesus enough to do it but was totally surprised when they enclosed such a quantity of fish that their nets began to break. They signaled for their partners to come, and both boats were filled so that they began to sink.
You'd think Peter would be in a panic trying to save everything. But He is falling down at Jesus' feet saying: "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
It happened one morning as Peter was wearily cleaning the nets after a long fruitless night of fishing. Jesus said, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch." Peter, the professional fisherman, respected Jesus enough to do it but was totally surprised when they enclosed such a quantity of fish that their nets began to break. They signaled for their partners to come, and both boats were filled so that they began to sink.
You'd think Peter would be in a panic trying to save everything. But He is falling down at Jesus' feet saying: "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
This startling miraculous provision in the midst of their routine daily life had put everything in perspective. The truth was blazingly clear. They were in the presence of the Lord of Lords. When they got to the shore, "they left everything and followed Him".
Lord give us grace to go out in the deep with You and see Your wonders. Reveal to us who You are!
No comments:
Post a Comment
* Enter your comment and then
* Select the "Comment As" button below the comment.
* Select Name/URL and enter your name.
* You can leave the URL field empty.