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- BECAUSE HE
SAYS SO
- By Philip
Yuson
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“And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and
took nothing! But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
Luke 5:5
We all know this story. Simon and his business partners were
fishing the whole morning and they did not have any catch. Jesus got
in their boat and told them to cast off to the deep and to drop the
net. Being an experienced fisherman, Simon Peter knew that there was
no fish. But because Jesus said so, Simon obeyed. And to his
surprise, they caught a lot of fish that the nets began to tear.
This was something beyond his wildest dreams.
Very often, the Lord leads us to situations that will require
radical trust in Him. This means that humanly speaking, what He is
asking us to do will be impossible or fruitless.
Yet, it is in obeying the Lord's commands that we see miracles.
In Simon's case, he had a choice to argue with Jesus and tell Jesus
that Jesus should just stick to carpentry and leave the fishing to
an experienced fisherman like him. Or his other option was to obey.
As we see, Simon Peter obeyed and was surprised at what happened.
In our daily lives, the Lord always gives us two choices. To argue
with Him based on facts and our abilities - or to obey, trusting in
Him.
Yes, it is true He gave us skills to use. God does not want us to be
unthinking robots that obey His every command. He wants us to be men
and women who are free to make decisions. He wants us to make a
decision to submit our will to His.
This is very difficult - because we have been trained to use our
faculties. There is an in-born desire within us to do what we think
is best. Yet, if we do what we think is best, we end up on the
losing end.
So when the Lord comes and tells us to do something that defies
logic and reason - what would be our response? Will we argue with
the Lord - telling Him that it is impossible? Or will we humbly obey
the Lord for the simple reason - He said so.
I believe that God will not always give us what we ask for.
Sometimes we do. Sometimes we don't. The reason is simple - because
we ask too little from Him. We underestimate our great and mighty
God!
What is the Lord telling you to do? Is it something that seems
impossible? Obey the Lord and see what happens - it will be beyond
your wildest dreams.
When that happens, send me a note, let me know what the Lord has
done for you.
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