“And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’ And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking.” Luke 5:4-6
Simple steps of obedience to the Lord leads us to where He would have us. Simon said, “we know what we’re doing and we have caught nothing.” But, they didn’t rely on their own wisdom and knowledge. They trusted Jesus and obeyed Jesus. Then, they caught more fish than they could handle.
After this, Simon bowed down to worship Jesus. He told them they would be fishers of men. Verse 11 says “they left everything and followed Him.” They had seen the power and authority of Jesus…why wouldn’t they follow Him? Who else would they follow. These experienced fishermen realized they were in the presence of someone far more knowledgable than they were. Their response was to leave everything (including the bog haul of fish) and follow Jesus.
Simple obedience leads us to the places He would have us go! Are you following Him? Are you obeying Him?
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