Luke 5:1 says, And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, People were crowding around Jesus, but, but mostly for the wrong reason. They were there for physical healing or to see what miracle He would perform. Still, they were where they could hear Jesus, and that is the best place to be. Of course, once we know Who Jesus truly is, we need to accept Him as our Savior and Lord. Verse two adds, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. There were two empty fising boats there. Verse three continues, And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Jesus got on one of the boats that belonged to Simon Peter and asked him to move the boat a little off shore, and from there Jesus taught the people. Wouldn't it be nice to have that many people coming to hear Jesus today? Verse four states, Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. After Jesus finished teaching, He told Simon Peter to launch out, let down his nets, and be prepared to receive a draught of fish. Simon Peter had to obey Jesus if he was going to be successful, and so must we today. Verse five adds, And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. Simon Peter told Jesus that they had worked all night fishing and had caught nothing, even though they were fishermen. Still, he said he would let down his net at Jesus's word. If we have been working hard for God's kingdom and haven't been having good results, then we may need to make sure that we are doing what God tells us to do. Verse six continues, And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. When they did as Jesus said do, they caught so many fish that the net broke. Simon Peter and the others had worked hard doing what they had always done and had been unsuccessful, but when they followed the instructions of Jesus they were very successful. We may not be having results as the church today because we are relying on doing what we have always done more than we are relying on following Jesus's directions. Verse seven says, And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. Simon Peter and those with him called for their partners on the other ship to come and help, and the catch was so great that it nearly sank both ships. They were willing to share their bountiful catch with others, just as we should share the good news of salvation with others. We also need to work together with our fellow Christians and not worry about who has the most blessings from God. Everything we do should be for His honor and glory. Verse eight adds, When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell down at Jesus's knees and asked Him to leave because he was a sinful man. We can only come to Jesus as sinful people, but we should ask Him to come into our heart as our Savior and Lord and should never want Him to leave. Verse nine continues, For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: Simon Peter and all those with him were astonished at the number of fish they had caught. We should be ready to astonished when we are following God's direction and doing what He calls on us to do today. Verse ten says, And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. James and John were partners with Simon Peter in the fishing business, and Jesus told them not to fear, because He was going to make them fishers of men. This is what we are called on to be today as well, no matter what our daily job may be. Verse eleven adds, And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. They had just had a great catch, but they left everything to follow Jesus. No matter how successful we may be in life, we must be willing to leave everything to follow Jesus if we are to be spiritually successful.
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