Luke 5:5-6
“Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing.
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From being a child up to our death, we are used to obeying someone – our parents, then our bosses, then our spouses, then our children, our spiritual directors and even doctors, lawyers and more.
And we obey because we know that they know better than us.
Then how come a carpenter like Jesus would command experienced fishermen where to catch fish the most? But at His command, they would not just obey Him, but would obey Him with trust and belief.
And obeying God can produce great results. It could give us great blessings than we can even imagine – so great that our “nets were tearing”.
But we should not stop there. When we love God that way and are obedient to Him, then it also frees us to love others.
Obedience to God breaks down barriers and allows us to reach out in love to our neighbor. Even when that neighbor is someone who has wronged us, someone for whom we have intense feelings of dislike, someone who is not like us.
Can you see yourself loving that way and being obedient to God?
Let us pray +
Heavenly Father, who loved us so much, we are so grateful for Your unselfish act of creation. We know that there is nothing we can do to repay You for this wonderful gift, so we offer to You our lives, our beings, our obedience, and we ask that You would help us to live as You call us to live. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, Amen +
In the sight of the angels I will sing Your praises, Lord.
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