Luke 5:1-11
He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,
and He saw two boats by the lake
and He saw two boats by the lake
But the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.
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.
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.”
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;
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.
Sometimes, when the Scriptures repeat - because I pray and pick them before knowing what the Scripture is - it is because we have not finished examining God's Living Word. God's Word is so important. Yesterday we saw this same Scripture passage and thought about being mature in the Lord and seeking Jesus as He is. Being more filled with Hope.
Today was the two boats of this passage for me. One was the feeling of profound joy to be at home, comfortable and have a day of rest.
Then the second boat was more like this garden:
Suddenly, being vaccinated, life is open again.
Similar to the end of World War II having some severe rations after the victory - almost every opportunity is colliding with the next one and plans are made and unmade with all the 'situations'. We are all in a time of opinions. TomAto Tom.ato. Sea of Galilee. lake of Gennesaret, Lake Tiberias, Kinneret.
Move the furniture. Others can't help. I was doing a donation and was advised to wait because too much is actually going on for this to flow smoothly. Fix the 'this', hurry up and wait. Invited to go here, but that collides with another thing. Make plans there, someone else didn't do this that, so that plan is cancelled. Polite this, receives rude that. One person has a situation to discuss, but you can't entirely help because we all have a different opinion. Even to buy building supplies, some stores are not completely stocked due to Pandemic closures. Even the trees in Texas are a little snow bitten back. Both of our air conditioning units decided 84' was too warm.
Our relationships are opening up and all need time to adjust to the garden having a new dimension.
We can't decide if we like the old eyeglasses or the new ones.
The catch of fish is so large, will the refrigerator be enough. Where will we get more workers.
Did we want too much, too little.
Peter is deciding in this passage. What is meaningful....
How to achieve meaningful life when everyone is a shaken up lava lamp. Peter is trying to decide if he is just a small, fade like the flowers of the field man, always hoping for the Big Catch Day to Arrive. Or, if sitting with someone who finds this easy, is as frightening as can be.
Today, instead of looking at Peter growing up, let's realize Jesus is with Peter.
Jesus causes so many things to change immediately. Peter is in a zoom moment.
As Peter's emotions and the events happen, Jesus doesn't make Peter swallow an all-knowing pill of Jesus being God the Almighty, Salvation of the world.
Instead, Jesus lives the moment on the Sea of Galilee with a bewildered Peter.
Peter might be in deeper waters than he thought.
Jesus isn't fixing Peter.
Not like John's Gospel Chapter 6, the boat immediately arrived. Not like Paul where, "the scales dropped immediately from his eyes and he could see."
Jesus is spending time with Peter, just as he is. Giving God's Word.
Giving a new idea. A New Direction.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
Hebrews 1:1
In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times
and in various ways
John 4:23
Yet a time is coming and has now come
when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth,
for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
Jesus had an idea of the plan and scope of the journey. Jesus is spending time with Peter in the today.
Abba, Father,
Help us to seek You first.
Then we have Strength and Joy.
We ask this for those we Love.
The people You have given us.
Jesus is the Word of God Manifest
Jesus is alive and working!
Our lives never had origin in the human will,
we are but human, mortal,
Your Plan for a Hope and our Future
is our Plan spoken from God
we are carried along by the Holy Spirit.
In Jesus, we are confident You will carry us
to completion in Jesus Christ.
Your Promises are certain. Today. Always.
You have taught us earnestness is the most important, with Love, as we pray.
And Jesus knew sometimes tongues and minds go still in urgent need.
Jesus gave us Words to Pray. The Lord's Prayer.
We never go wrong to simply tell You. And ask You to Live in us.
Help us to Seek You First.
For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
In His Eternal Home according to the riches of His Glory
He may grant you to be strengthened with power
through His Spirit
in your inner being,
For Jesus Christ to dwell in your hearts through faith
God of Love Steadfast Encouragement
—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
may have strength
to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
Please pray for me, I'm not feeling well
Knowing the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
Being filled with all the fullness of God.
The Lord Jesus and His Mercy on our Nation.
God's Love and Protection upon His Good Creation,
the fullness of His earth.
We pray Your Willing Healing lavishly upon Elliott.
And Cindy and Janet and their family.
Your Mercy. Father, Your Mercy.
Our God,
Father,
Almighty,
Shepherd of our Souls,
The Prodigal Father running to us.
He is able to do far more abundantly
than all that we ask or think,
according to the power at work
within us,
To Jesus Christ
Displaying God the Father as
Healer of the blind
Freeing and healing the deaf
the lame rise up and walk
the leper is cleansed
the dead have life and are returned to their loved ones
To this Jesus at work, living, dwelling within
To Jesus be glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations,
forever and ever.
Amen!
We pray in this Post, we are more than two agree, and in Joy we agree in Prayer.
The Healing of Elliott and for Cindy's family.
The Words of Jesus bless us.
Thank You. Alleluia. Amen.
Upward!
John 15:7
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish,
and it will be done for you.
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