S)"11 When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him"
Luke 5:11 (NASB)
O) Just a few verses before this, Jesus directs Simon to cast his nets over, despite the fact that Simon and his boys had been fishing all night with no draw. They obey, though, and pull in such a huge haul that they cannot pull it in with a single boat and they call their partner boat over to help. The netted fish are so many, they threaten to sink the boats. At this amazing miracle and blessing, Simon is overwhelmed and falls to his knees before Jesus, overcome by his awareness of his unworthiness. Then, we get to the verse above. So, he goes from seeing such an amazing miracle that he is moved to repentence and submission. Then, moments later, what was just seen as such a huge miracle, is left on the shore as worthless. Simon just went through some seriously accelerated learning at the hands of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This would be like God blessing us with a house, and then us realizing through that miracle, that we should be missionaries.
A) I've never really seen that quick sequence for what it was. There was such an immediate growth in Simon, by being in the presence of Jesus and seeing Him move. So, if I want that kind of growth, I need to expose myself to the power of God and let Jesus teach me what's truly important. When we made the move to Redding to be Youth Pastors, it came with an accelerated growth period. In the span of about 3 months, I felt like I had almost "caught up" on several years I had missed with God. I need to keep an open mind with God, as we pursue our next ministry. Our time in Redding is about to come to an end, and I think I need to take a cue from Daniel, with what he just did in the begining of Daniel 9 (prayer, fasting, and repentance).
P) Father, don't let me miss Your lessons. Send the Holy Spirit to truly counsel me, Jesus. I want to be sure that I'm learning the what You're teaching, and not simply taking a blessing at its surface level. Forgive me of my sins, and at the same time, God, I will fast and pray. Reveal to me the plan You have. Instruct me and lead me into the next area of my life. Help me lead my family according to Your will, God. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
P) Father, don't let me miss Your lessons. Send the Holy Spirit to truly counsel me, Jesus. I want to be sure that I'm learning the what You're teaching, and not simply taking a blessing at its surface level. Forgive me of my sins, and at the same time, God, I will fast and pray. Reveal to me the plan You have. Instruct me and lead me into the next area of my life. Help me lead my family according to Your will, God. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
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