BECAUSE YOU SAY SO
One day, Jesus got into a boat owned by a fisherman named Peter, and spoke to a crowd of people. Then Jesus told Peter to go into deep water, let down the nets, and catch some fish. Peter says: "Master we've worked hard all night and have caught nothing" -and then this remarkable statement, "But because you say so, I will let down the nets."Luke 5.5 And sure enough, --a huge catch.
This week I have been combining that statement, with the last sentence in Matthew where Jesus said "I am with you always," and Luke 5.16 where it says that "Jesus often withdrew to a lonely place and prayed." I think Peter and the disciples learned a great deal about the value of spending time alone with God here. And the fishing expedition surely helped them realize they could trust His Word. "Because you say so" is all we ever need, but we do need to grow into the depth of it.
If the Creator of all the universes and the one who is Almighty, and Infinite and "One with the Father" says something, why would any sane person doubt? And we do know what He says because we have it written in the Bible.
So: Are we doing what we are doing this week, "because He said so?"-or, are our empty nets still in the boat?
bh March 15, 2008
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