Luke 5:1-11 ~ pressing in

 

Luke 5:1-11

5 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on Him - to hear the Word of God,

Luke 5
He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land.

And Jesus sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” 9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, 10 and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. 

And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.

The top photo looks like Pandemic Boat

This year, we have all had something happen making us feel... unwanted, unworthy,

unyielding, unhappy, needy and want this to end - quickly, quickly, quickly, hurry faster GOD!

Solomon said all of life is written in God's Plan and all aspects have a purpose. Solomon said to praise God in the good news and wonderful events and realize the most unfortunate times are planned by the Lord as well.

And yet, we'd like God to know we are Open to His Source for More Good Events and More Opportunities and More Joy and More Abundance of Love. More.

We have been trying and trying trying the timer as we row through all this year.

I came across this Post from 2017, and realized this is about timing. Finding out

God's Timing is His. Please join me in this memory. You are invited to the Party of Joy

and Refreshing Rest:

2017

This morning, we were supposed to leave Teton Village very, very early. Our second visit in 17 years. And as the alarm went off, I thought what is that terrible, terrible noise. Then. We couldn't leave!!! God is Good, and we had such fog the parking lot was gone and the Teton Mountains.

Aren't we all fickle people. 

Flawed. Sinners. All of us. God tells us 11 times in the Creation Events of Genesis the world is "Good." Now, that is a lot of God repetition. And God, even though He is our Father, that is a lot of repetition. Which we all can agree, would be God saying - like the wonderful God Billboards - "That part about Life being 'Good' - I meant that - God"

And so, God needs a human being to start the Christian Church of Jesus Christ? Doubtful - God's Only Son - is capable fully. Readers find out - the job description is daunting and Simon Peter says he doesn't want the Job. Wow. Wow.

We are fickle, fickle, fickle people. We want 'OUR MIRACLE". But if God is going to do that Loudly. Nevah Mind. Or if God wants us to change something. Nevah mind. Or if that's uncomfortable. Nevah mind.

And how does Our Father handle the human inconsistencies? 

Jesus healed the man who had asked for healing for "Thirty - Eight... Years" at the Pool of Bethesda. The man decided, maybe, he liked sitting at the Pool without many requirements. So, the invalid man, now healed man, decided to run to the Top of the Temple and Complaint with them about Wretched son of Joseph.

 Jesus continued to the Town of Bethesda, hometown of Peter and Andrew, and healed a man who was blind by putting mud and living water on his eyes and sending Him to the Pool of Siloam. Sent. Where Jesus sends me, I'm raising my hand to go there.


This morning - miraculously - we couldn't leave the hotel this morning. Two more hours of sleep. And we 'had' to sit and have breakfast. And fresh fruit. And we had to have cups of coffee. Now feeling refreshed and amazed at the receding fog. And with the delay, we were blessed to arrive at Rocky Mountain National Park at dusk. Awww. We had to see the massive, amazing herds of Elk and Moose gathering to water. We had to see 3 deer almost on our bumper (Thank GOD ). We had to be right up there with 2 Enormous Elk. We got to eat dinner at our favorite Breakfast Place in Denver. And got to our hotel just as the sun sank. Perfect timing. Thank You, FATHER GOD!!!

The Plans of God are well-made. We all just tend to doubt and fuss and kick up conflict. And believe as dust in the wind - we might matter perfectly and individually planned to our Father God.

Jesus put Himself in the boat.

Jesus put Himself in the boat.

Not to stand apart.

His Life of Grace and Truth told us He thought the fellowship Joy.

Jesus lived our life here, to say He walks with us.

Jesus used the distance of the Boat,

to have the attention of All.

All to learn about Jesus.

John 1:12-14

To all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, 

He gave the right to become children of God— 

Children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God. 

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. 

We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, 

full of grace and truth.

We will take our Lamentations and we will search and find this:

Lamentations 3:22-23 

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases 

His mercies never come to an end; 

they are new every morning; 

Great is Your faithfulness.

Romans 8:28 

And we know 

that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, 

who  have been called according to His Purpose.

 

Abba,Father God, 

You are our destination. 

You are our 

Source.

The photo with the Word Source, was written after the prayer was chosen.

Help us to seek You First.

To speak with You first, always. 

To be able to talk with You in Prayer.

To see Your Joy.

To see more Heaven on earth.

To be more Heaven on earth.

Only God is Good.

All people will fall short.

God is our Joy and our Strength.

His Love lets us see and find the Goodness of Joy in His Creation.

We don't ignore Your Word as archaic.

We find Today. You are Joy. You are our Strength.

We find Yesterday has Grace and Learning.

We find Tomorrow will have God's Blessings.

You are the Green Light of 'Let there be Light.' 

Your Throne is in Emerald Green Revelation tells us is Your Favorite Color. 

Your Plans are LIFE. 

You are THEE Hope and the Future. 

All over the creation You have said 'yesterday, today and tomorrow' are Good.

On Thursday, I prayed for a friend

and we prayed for mental clarity. The news came out today and said

the effects of Covid on the lungs clear up, but the brain can be an ongoing trouble.

The world has so much Dementia right now. We pray for brain health and wellness of body and mind for us all. In my family we have 3 people with Dementia currently. We pray for this Nation. Our Core Christ, the Light of mankind in the USA and in the Good Creation of His. The whole earth. Today, I was gently and softly told about a trip to the neurologist, we pray for total healing. Janet and her family total healing. And we pray for Elliott, his total healing. The Storehouses of God never run out. Alleluia.

This week Edward and I are scheduled for a Covid Vaccine.

We pray this goes well. Edward's mom has had her first Vaccine.

My mother will not be having one on Hospice.

We have comorbidities and worked so diligently to be safe.

Thank God for this opportunity.

Edward has had Skin Cancers relating to his Dementia. I have a heart that moves swiftly and with arrhythmia. Auto-immune deficiency in Thyroid. And a liver that swam with someone who had Hepatitis and died after our day of swimming. I've had 11 or more Lipomas.

We pray for excellent health. I expect Long Life in the Joy of Jesus Christ.

You are the Good News. 

You are the God of Encouragement. 

You are God of Love. 

And you bring us forth, raise us up. 

Even people like Peter do, "Ok", Listening to our Father.

Amen Amen Amen and Handel's Alllllellluuuuuuia. 

Jesus God is the Highest Name of God !!!

......Wyoming 2017...17 years later...



Deuteronomy 32:2

2 May my teaching drop as the rain,
my speech distill as the dew,
like gentle rain upon the tender grass,
and like showers upon the herb.

Revelation 3:14
These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, 

the ruler of God's creation.

Song of Songs 2:11

See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone!

Song of Songs 2:12
Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.
 


Song of Songs 1:3
Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out.

Song of Songs 1:4
Take me away with you – let us hurry!

Song of Songs 2:8
Listen! My beloved! Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

Genesis 1
9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” 

And it was so. 

10 God called the dry land Earth, 

and the waters that were gathered together He called Seas. 

And God saw that it was good.

Revelation 2:3
You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, 

and have not grown weary.

Isaiah 40:31
Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; 

They will mount up with wings like eagles, 

They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. 

Always excel in the work of the Lord, 

because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.



Our Abba,
Blessing God for Jesus Christ. His Son. God is ours. 

Alleluia in Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Psalm 91 ~ “Because he holds fast to Me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows My Name. "

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler

and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his pinions,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

5 You will not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only look with your eyes

and see the recompense of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—

the Most High, who is my refuge—

10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you,

no plague come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways.

12 On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread on the lion and the adder;

the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him because he knows my name.

15 When he calls to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble 

I will rescue him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

Curtis Martin, formerly of the New York Jets, read Psalm 91 before every game.

Martin became a Christian at the age of 20 after listening to a pastor, and he remembers his first encounter with God during his Hall of Fame enshrinement in 2012.

Curtis Martin and his mother, Rochella, began a long reconciliation process with his father, Curtis Sr.

In 1990, Curtis Sr. checked into a veteran’s hospital for two weeks followed by a six-month stay at a rehabilitation center and was able to remain sober through his death, due to cancer (June 2009 at age 58). In 1998, on Father's Day, Curtis Martin, Sr was honored, by a new, furnished condominium, his father had left the family due to his addictions to cocaine and alcohol. The family members made peace with each other in the final weeks of the elder Martin's life.

Curtis Martin's retirement, in July 2007, completed his career having amassed 14,101 total rushing yards, the fourth highest total in NFL history. Curtis Martin also became an advocate for women against violence.

Martin married his longtime girlfriend Carolina Williams in 2010. On December 15, 2011, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Ava.

He was selected for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2012, and formally inducted on August 4, 2012. Martin's speech, which he conducted without notes, was widely praised by critics for its sincerity. The Jets retired Martin's No. 28 jersey on September 9, 2012.

On November 11, 2013, Martin was added to the Miami Dolphins' five-man committee to develop the conduct code by owner Stephen M. Ross.


1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

Exodus 14:14
The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

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Martin said that when people can see the opportunity for blessings through pain, they find the strength to endure. 

As a guest on a recent podcast episode of “A Bit of Optimism with Simon Sinek,” 

Martin reflected on George Floyd’s death and what it means for the black community and all of America. Martin recounted stories of growing up with an abusive father and surrounded by violence in his neighborhood, he said he would often choose to suffer rather than to turn to law enforcement.

“We live with that fear on top of the distrust on top of the visions of injustice that we’ve witnessed in our own communities all the time,” Martin said.

Floyd’s death opened old wounds for black people and perhaps gave white people a perspective they’d never seen before. “White America got a glimpse of what Black America literally lives with all of our lives,” Martin said. Martin believes there are new possibilities for strong leadership and true change.

“Hidden behind our biggest challenges are some of our biggest blessings and biggest opportunities,” Martin said, adding, “I think that if we could learn how to use this pain and frustration, or whatever it may be, and pull something positive out of it on an individual level, I think it translates into a community level eventually.”

Martin shared a story from his days as an NFL running back to drive home the point. He dislocated his shoulder during a game against the Giants, but instead of heading to the locker room, he asked to have his arm taped to his side, so he could return to action. After nearly every play, Martin fought through immense pain to get back to the huddle. He finished the game and he finished the season, one of the best seasons of his career.

Martin sees a parallel in the story of Jesus on the cross.

“I remember reading this Bible verse one day and it talked about Jesus. 

And it said, ‘because of the glory that was set before Him, Christ endured the cross’ (paraphrase of Hebrews 12:2). And what it’s saying is that Jesus had His eyes on the way that Him dying on that cross was going to help so many people and inspire so many people,” Martin said.

Jesus faced unimaginable pain, but what held Him on the cross was the joy of what was to come.

“Because of that vision of what was on the other side of the cross, that helped Jesus endure the cross. I believe that we all have our own personal cross in life, but instead of enduring that cross, we try to avoid it, and in avoiding that, we also avoid that blessing. … If we can keep our eyes somewhat focused on the greater good that will come out of the pain, I think it gives us the motivation to endure,” Martin said.

Martin became a Christian at the age of 20 after listening to a pastor, and he recalled his first encounter with God during his Hall of Fame enshrinement in 2012.

“My mother never raised me telling me about God or anything. But I said I’ve got to go to the nearest church and tell this God, ‘God, thank You because I know I’m not faster than a bullet. I’m not Superman. But somehow I seem to have had more than nine lives.’

“So I looked up and talked to God like He was one of my boys in the street. 

I said, ‘Listen, man, I don’t know nothing about You or this Jesus cat that everybody talks about, but I’m going to make a deal with You. I heard about people making deals with the devil, but I don’t want to do that. I’m going to make a deal with You. If You let me live past 21, dude, I promise that I’ll just try to do my best and try to live right and try to do whatever You want me to do. I know You’re a smart person, if You’re God.'”

Former NFL running back Curtis Martin played through pain at various times throughout his 11-year career with the New England Patriots and New York Jets. 

By the end, he had earned five trips to the Pro Bowl and a golden jacket from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Martin did manage to escape his meager upbringing and played college football for Pitt before heading to the 1995 NFL Draft. After being selected by the Patriots in the third round, he headed for the Jets after three seasons. Martin retired in 2006. He said he wore his iconic No. 28 because of the 28th chapter in the book of Deuteronomy, which talks about “Blessings for Obedience.”

Abba, Father God,

You have told us the Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit, we are children of God.

We thank You for covering us in the Name, Glory and Mercy of Jesus Christ the Lord.

Help us to seek You first.

We bless You and give Thanks. 

So many pray for our nation,

these difficult days and for the Recovery of All.

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

 His understanding is beyond measure.  

You created goodness in our souls with Your Help 

increasing our Hope, Faith and Love.

Thank You for being always with us And seeing us through all seasons. Y

our Mercy and Actions sustain us.

We Thank You for Salvation. 

You bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages 

in God, who created all things. 

We give You thanks for Your Love and lift our concerns and the ones we love to You. 

You lift up the People we Love.

You will lift these days up again.

Please speak Your Willing Word for Elliott to heal.

Texas and those affected by Snowvid pray for houses to mend

and Yards to heal.

We pray for the healing of our Nation

to experience God's Love and His Call to the Body of Christ. 

Bless CPAC

Bless the Rolling out of the Vaccines

and 

Peace in the Middle East

with Job Recovery.

Jesus, Father God, Please bless the USA.

In Jesus, we are Yours! 

Amen

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