If God Commands, Do It….

There are many truths tucked away in this passage of scripture, Luke chapter 5. I want to emphasize two of them. First, God doesn’t ask/tell us to do something that doesn’t accomplish His objective. He will never send us somewhere for no reason. Peter realized this, and thus obediently obliged to do what He said do. The reward was unbelievable. In peter’s obedience, he was rewarded for his faith. God’s word never returns void, never. It always accomplished its purpose. Secondly, when we realize we are in the presence of God, it’s always a humbling experience. It always reveals how much greater He is to us. God’s holiness always humbled us. We can’t compare. His greatness reveals our unworthiness. The only thing that makes it bearable is His Grace. It perfectly balances out our rightful fear, with the ability to rightfully approach Him and be obedient. This “Grace” is what rescues a soul from staying in our condemned state of “prideful, contented rebellion”. Peter experienced this numerous times. It’s the reason he became such a bold, and relentless leader of the early church. His soul was refined through the purifying fire of God’s grace, turning him from being a boastful, quick to speak, prideful man, into one that humbly served God whole-heartedly. If God commands us to do something, do it. And do it with a mind-set and spirit that is grace-filled. That way, you will accomplish what you set out to do, without being controlled by the ways of the world.

1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on Him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So He sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if You say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me–I’m too much of a sinner to be around You.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus. Luke 5:1-11