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.
Have you ever worked so hard that you gave it your all,
all your physical and mental strength, yet in the end the results were paltry,
if anything? Maybe you didn’t get the raise. Your new business didn’t turn a
profit. Or the balance on your debt didn’t go down after a string of payments.
Does God care?
Now that coronavirus has changed our society, you may be
out of work or have had to close your business that you worked so hard to
establish.
Does God care?
Recently I watched the first season of The Chosen, a new TV series that brings to
life the stories of the Bible. One of my favorite scenes, from Episode 4, captures the story of
Luke 5 where Jesus used Simon Peter’s boat to stand in while teaching the crowd
of people on the shore.
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 (Luke
5:4-6).
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| Photo: The Chosen Facebook Page |
