Sat 15th Feb; 2025.
LAUNCH INTO THE DEEP, LET DOWN YOUR NET!
Luke 5:4, ”Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught”
The above scripture describes the scene where Jesus instructs Simon Peter, James, and John to launch their nets into the deep water after a long and unsuccessful night of fishing.
The fishermen has toil in day and night hoping to have a successful practice and harvest a lot of fish but were totally disappointed.
It was at this instance that Jesus Christ came into the scene and everything turned around. There came a change of situations.
Simon Peter’s one of the fishermen responded, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing” [Luke 5:5], highlights their skepticism and frustration. However, they decide to obey Jesus’ command, and as a result they caught a large number of fish, so many that their nets broke [Luke 5:6-7].
With this development, they became disciples of Jesus and no more known as fishermen but fishers of men into the kingdom of God
Lessons to learn from this:
1. Be OBEDIENT keep your TRUST in the Lord. Jesus instructs them to fish in the deeper waters, which was not their usual practice. This requires trust and obedience.
2. Be ready for new trials that will evolve a positive change in your life and listen attentively to advice and instructions from the master – Holy Spirit. Despite the fishermen’s expertise and previous failures,
Jesus told them to try again, this time in a different location and at His command and they arrive at a new results.
This command is significant because:
This miraculous catch leads to a profound realization of Jesus’ divine authority and power.
This event marks a turning point in the lives of these disciples, as they begin to understand Jesus’ true nature and their role in His mission.
The story emphasizes the importance of FAITH, OBEDIENCE, and TRUST in Jesus’ guidance, even when it challenges our conventional wisdom or past experiences.
So shall we experience divine turn around in our ministry IJN
Prayers
1. O Lord, make me fishers of men and not a fisherman in life!
2. O Lord, open my understanding to new experience and idea!
3. I shall have an experience of overflowing catch of big fish in the ocean of life!
Good Morning. Today O Lord, I shall launch into the deep, trusting in God’s guidance and provision, and embracing the new challenges and opportunities that come our way, in the name of JESUS!
DELE ODEDAIRO.
FG OUTREACH 2025.
Matthew 28:19 – 20,"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."and making new followers of the faith.