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."
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help
them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to
sink.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!"
For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken. Luke 5 V 4-9
Beloved of the Lord, this is powerful lesson! I want you to know that
as we spend time with the Lord, and recognize His voice, there will be
times when we are asked to do things that make no sense to us.
Peter was convinced that he knew more about fishing than Jesus did. He
was looking at this in the natural and thought, “This is ridiculous,
but I will do it anyway to please Him.”
I am not going to suggest that you start doing unwise things. I am
going to say that sometimes we are going to be led , by the Lord, to do
things that don’t fit into the natural way of thinking. I have had it
happen more then once. As a matter of fact it has happened to me so
much that, like Peter, I have come to obey the voice of the Lord. He
always knows the way in which to bless us.
For instance, to make a long story short, I was once in desperate need
of a car. My credit was not good, due to some medical problems at that
time. I had little money and I needed a miracle. I was driving down a
major street in the town I lived in at the time. I was in a rental car.
I lived in a suburb with no buses and I needed to work. I could ill
afford to drive that rental car another day. I was desperate.
I had been fasting and praying for a miracle. Driving down the street,
filled with car dealerships, I heard the still small voice of the Lord,
urging me to turn into one. I, like Peter, began to argue with the
Lord. “You have got to be kidding, Lord. This place won’t sell me a
car,” I said. Still the voice continued “Go into the dealership.” I
pulled into the used car section of a Chevrolet dealership. I stopped
the rental car and went inside.
As I walked in the door I heard Christian music playing in the
background. I thought, “Now what, Lord.” I heard the voice of the
Lord, saying “Tell them the truth.” Again, I thought, “Are you kidding
me Lord, this is too embarrassing, they will send me out the door.”
The salesmen approached and I said “I need a car, and my credit is
shot.” To my surprise he didn’t seem too shocked. I told him my story
and he said “I will be right back.” I thought, “I knew it, Lord. I told
you so.” He appeared a few minutes later and said “The sales manager
wants to see you. He then ushered me down the hall. As we went down the
hall the source of the Christian music got louder. The Sales Manager
was a Christian. He was also a part time minister.
When he found out that I was an ordained minister, we had a nice
conversation. He told me his testimony and I told him mine. I ended up
with a slightly used car that looked brand new, and I still have it to
this very day. The car still runs like new and the only things I have
ever replaced on it are the tires. To this day I don’t know how the
sales manager pulled it off! I got a great car and low payments and in
the natural it still makes no sense.
This is just one time, in many, that God has worked miracles out of
seemingly impossible situations as I was open to obey Him, when in the
natural it made no sense.
Someone needs to hear that today. Perhaps you need a miracle. Fast and
pray. Don’t be led by your “carnal” thoughts or what others may suggest
to you. Step out in faith and obey the voice of the Lord.
I have a ministry friend who recently received a miracle. The woman is
a giver and encourager. She lives on a very, very limited income. She
recently called me and we agreed in prayer for her to get her broken
computer up and running again. She is going back to school and she
needed it for ministry, ect. We were praying when I heard the Lord say
“I am going to give her a new computer!” In the natural it made no
sense. She didn’t have the money to buy one and I didn’t have the money
to give to her. I told her, “The Lord is going to give you a new
computer, I don’t know how, but I know He is.” We began together to
praise God. This week I received an email from her and she said
“Pastor, Cat, I got a brand new computer!” God parted her Red Sea of
difficulty and brought her to the other side.
Father, I thank you
today that when we have the faith to believe you, no matter what it
looks like in the natural, miracles can and do occur. Father people
reading this today, need miracles. I agree with them in prayer, that
when they ask you will give them God-inspired idea’s leading to
miracles. In Your Name we pray, the Name above all names. Amen and Amen
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