By: TFC
“And Simon answered and said unto Him,
Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at
thy word I will let down the net.” (Luke
5:5KJV)
The Bible tells us
that the multitude were so hungry to hear the Word of God that they pressed
against Jesus. Being by the lake and seeing two boats, Jesus stepped into one
of them and asked the owner, Simon Peter, to push the boat a little from the
shore and He sat down and taught the people from inside the boat. When Jesus
finished teaching, he turned to Simon Peter and told him to move into deeper
waters and cast his net for a big catch of fish.
Peter and the other
fishermen had been trying to catch fish all night with no success.
Nevertheless, Peter obeyed Jesus’ instruction and just as He said, they caught
so much fish that their nets broke and they had to call on their partners in
the other boat to help them. The Bible says both boats were filled with fish.
Friend, according to the Bible,
Peter and the other fishermen had toiled, that is, they had laboured, all
night. The word toil connotes hard or exhausting work, to labor, to struggle.
It also implies that they had grown weary and tired. But when Jesus came on the
scene the toiling ceased. His Word and the obedience of Peter was all that was
needed and there was a mighty yield.
You see, without Jesus, we will
toil, labour and struggle and there will be no yield, no harvest and no
results. Jesus is the only one that has the strategy, the plan, that we need
for whatever we have to accomplish. Note that Peter and his partners were
experienced fishermen yet they caught no fish. They needed Jesus to give them
direction. So you may be experienced in what you do but until you allow the
Master to show you the way and direct you it will be nothing but toiling.
The Amplified Bible
says “The blessings of the Lord it makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it
neither does toiling increase it.” (Proverbs 10:22 TAB). The Word of God also
tells us that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord (Psalm
37:23). In other words, when we allow God to take His rightful place and direct
us there will be no toiling or struggling because He who knows all things will reveal
to us the strategy, the direction, that we need to accomplish every task with
ease and with the assurance of success.
Today, like Peter,
may we receive the Master’s instruction(s) so that the toiling, labouring and
struggling in our lives may cease.
Prayer
Lord, whatever You
say is true and that is why I can rely on You. Help me to be like Peter who
obeyed Your Word and cast the net just as You said. Lord, I am tired of toiling
and labouring without any results. I know it is only in You that my toiling
will cease. Today, I purpose to say yes to Your will and to Your way so that
the toiling and struggling in my life may cease. Thank you for answering this
prayer in Jesus Mighty Name. Amen.
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