A unique view, wouldn't we all want to see this?
Luke 5:4-6
4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
5 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.”
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
Peter was living a Deuteronomy Blessing moment. And his reaction was disciple typical - absolute fear. Angels are God's messengers and instructed to speak with authority "Fear Not!" God would indeed be able to carry His Message succinctly and effectively.
Jesus never told Peter He wanted new disciples. And in doing the Word of God - disciples departed our wonderful Jesus.
Leaving Jesus? The 72 partially departed. The blind see, the deaf hear, the poor have good news, lepers are embraced and healed. Good souls are found and praised. Life is given back, made more whole. Paralysis is gone. Bleeding stops. Questions are answered. Children come back from the dead. Servants live. Demons flee. Multitudes are nourished and fed - being told to be appreciative of God, not just a free lunch.
God loves to repeat Scripture, because we see our unique circumstance fits in His Plans. His Will. Peter was afraid and later the 72 would see too many blessings and too much God Authority Absolutely to be comfortable. Then again, God does not have Angels say, "Be comfortable, what is your opinion?" God tends to do all God intends.
"God buries His Workmen, but carries on His Work"
~ Charles Wesley
We always want to walk in God's Good Plan. Peter was living and seeing, being securely carried in all the blessings told to us. God putting forth His plan in Deuteronomy.
1 Chronicles 4:9
10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.
Jabez was not extremely favored by his mother. She attempted to stick him with a selfish name. God changed the circumstance, exactly as God could change the circumstance of Jacob. Without their intervention. Jacob probably obtained that blessing - because he was genuinely interested, like Jabez, in asking and obtaining~
God's Good Will, Plan, Future and Blessing.
Peter was wise. He was confronting something much larger than Peter. Peter's family was quite successful. They had the largest home in Capernaum, view of the water from each room. Shaded with trees. Position - right next door to the Synagogue - where people gather. Peter's house was one of the few with plastered walls. Peter could see if the fishing was this large every day - the market would be glutted. Demand would fall. Nets would tear. Masts would be threatened and boats could sink. Without refrigeration - this would rot. Perhaps the future of steady fishing would be ruined. Too many fish consumed, would leave barren fish crops.
This would be fantastic, but what if this led to a downfall. This was extreme.
When my grandfather, Ray, an architect began to build his dream house, he fueled the building with buying a farm for steady income. He had a good job, the right site. A huge Colonial was in the process when Grandmother Anita had Pneumonia, at age 40.
Just like her father - who died of Pneumonia in his 40's. It was the year before antibiotics and Sulfa drugs were used. Anita would spent the next 12 months in an iron lung, breathing for her. She would have fever and delirium for months
Anita came home to find out, Ray had died of the stress, the farm was falling apart, the land with the foundation was growing over. Blessings can destroy us, if we are not moving along with God's plans. I saw this recently with several people going too far. Just because we hope for more, more, more - maybe what is needed is gratitude, gratitude, gratitude.
We think of Peter as foolish. Peter knew his industry. He knew what steady is. Steady keeps the fish supply. Peter surely understood this.
Peter would later be loyal to Jesus when the 72 disciples wanted to leave, saying "Jesus has the Words of Life." Life is Steadfast. Jesus is the Light of the world. When we shake and tremble, we can count on God being enduring. Works of God go far. The History Channel sees evidence of the Exodus. Israel has been, not just dismantled, but obliterated and has resurrected. The Church Jesus spoke of in Caesarea, has been here for 2,000 years. The History of Jesus is recorded, by the largest system of government in the planet's history - Jesus was sought to be struck down And today we find Christians are almost 1 of 3 people of the world.
The Steadfast Love God has for us.
Jesus was heard to say - He wants to save the world. And put His arms around you.
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
“Wrong will be made right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Revelation 21:4
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
― C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian
Isaiah 65
18"But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing And her people for gladness. 19"I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people; And there will no longer be heard in her The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
Isaiah 60:20
"Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over.
John 3
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
“A voice had begun to sing. It was very far away and Digory found it hard to decide from what direction it was coming. Sometimes it seemed to come from all directions at once. Sometimes he almost thought it was coming out of the earth beneath them. Its lower notes were deep enough to be the voice of the earth herself. There were no words. It was hardly a tune. But it was beyond comparison, the most beautiful sound he had ever heard.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew
Isaiah 24
13 For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth
among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.
14 They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.
15 Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to the Righteous One.
Daniel 2:20
Daniel said, "Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him."
The Glory of the Father, is the Son, Jesus Christ. God's only Son. Our ransom, our Redeemer.
Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
Jesus is God
― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Philippians 4
19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
20 To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you. 22 All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
John 3
God sent His Son into the world to save the world, through Jesus.
God sent His Son into the world to save the world, through Jesus.
Abba,
You gave Solomon wisdom and Solomon built the Temple, David had laid the supplies for. On the surfaces of wall's stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around.
When Solomon thought of a throne, the throne had six steps, and the throne had a round top, and on each side of the seat were armrests and two lions standing beside the armrests, while twelve lions stood there, one on each end of a step on the six steps. The like of it was never made in any kingdom.
Jesus came here as Grace and Truth and He said He could see a new Heaven for His Father. Jesus was giving to Father God as David had placed the materials for Solomon.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
Give us each day, the strength of Your Joy, the wisdom of each opportunity to fill You with gladness. We will never be all, we are Your Children, built to come to Your Kingdom. Having Gratitude for the extreme Glory Peter witnessed. God's Presence in Jesus.
Jesus lead us to be on Your Path. Here we are guided, comforted, encouraged, sustained, uplifted, held, forgiven, led, blessed, blessing and with faith and Love. We ask this for ourselves each day, to sleep saying we were glad of You and spoke with You and pleased You.
And in the ways we know to be Your's, we place our loved ones with great care and great comfort. Lifting up the People You have Given us. Knowing Your willingness, to bless us with great health, we ask.
Asking Your presence and Plan in us. Your Hope and a Future for our homes, places, neighborhoods, communities, Churches, cities, states all the way up to our Nation to be held by You.
Knowing the Power of God in His Word, Will and Love, completed in worship and joy by the community of saints. Resting in ideas, thoughts, hopes, dreams and visions - God has planned giving all Good Works for us to know His Love.
Alleluia Jesus Lord each day and forevermore. Amen.
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