Luke 5:1-11.
In the early days of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry, many people were healed by Him, many were taught by His words from God, and many came to believe that he was the Messiah. It is evident that the disciples, who we know as The Twelve, were already aware of Jesus’ Lordship early in His ministry. They are following Jesus around where He goes and hearing Him teach. However, they had not been doing so full-time, so to speak. They were still entrenched in their occupations.
On one occasion, all of that is changed. After teaching for a time from a boat on the shore, Jesus Christ tells a group of professional fishermen, who have caught nothing in their night-long toil, to fish again. They do so reluctantly. The catch is incredible. The net and the boat become absolutely overwhelmed by the number of fish that the net begins to break and the boat starts to sink. One man, who we knew as Peter, is astonished at this great blessing from the Lord and falls down before Jesus in awe. This remarkable blessing from Jesus sparks a committed fire of faith in the hearts of these men, and they abandon all of this at the call of Jesus who says to them, “follow me.”
Associate Pastor Doug Burch, Speaker.
Archive date: 12/27/20
