When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:4-7 NIV
Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Simon was a professional fisherman and knew how to catch fish in the Sea of Galilee. It isn’t for lack of knowledge or effort that he and his companions had failed to catch any fish that night. The fish just weren’t there.
Jesus’ instruction to try again just didn’t make any sense; there were no fish. But Simon chose to follow Jesus’ instruction with results that astonished the fishermen. They caught so many fish that their boats began to sink.
What if, after a long and fruitless season of service, Jesus were to say to us, “Try again, this time doing it my way.” Would we be too weary or too sure of our current methods to respond? Or would we say “Because you say so”, and then follow his direction? Would we catch a boatload of fish? Or would we be content with just washing our empty nets?
The trust Simon had stem out of Jesus teaching. After he heard a lot from Him. He developed Faith. So this instruction coming to a person who is already everwhelmed by Faith. So, for us Faith should be a number one target for all other virtues (prayer, healing etc) will work if we have Faith in Jesus.
Without a doubt, faith is an essential element in our walk with the Lord. But when this occurred, Simon had very little experience with Jesus. Yet he still demonstrated faith.
Thank you so much very helpful , it word has reached even at this far end , as to His command to let His known to all corners of the world is
I am glad. Thanks for sharing.