Devo Luke 5be

Chapter 5
1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people
crowding around him and listening to the word of God, 2he saw at the water’s
edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3He got
into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a
little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4When
he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down
the nets for a catch.” 5Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and
haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6When
they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began
to break. 7So 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. 8When
Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I
am a sinful man!” 9For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of
fish they had taken, 10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s
partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch
men.” 11So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Meditation:
1. After a whole night’s labour, the fishermen didn’t want to try again, depression
and fatigue were written all over them. How similar this is to our own lives.
We have all experienced failure which often left us feeling guilty, shameful
and self-distrust. Then, we wanted to quit, withdraw and to be away from
people.
2. Jesus does not get us to do something entirely new but sends us back to
what we’ve been doing all along, but this time with Jesus. God wants to be
in command of our lives – our work lives, our family lives, our leisured lives.
Same boat. Same Commands. Same nets. But now Jesus is with us – and
that makes all the difference.
3. Is Jesus on my LIFE boat? Who’s in command of my journey? What am I
experiencing right now? Just be quiet before God and allow the Holy Spirit
speak to my heart. Respond and speak to God as you are so moved by the
Holy Spirit.

Personal Note:
Jesus was in Peter's boat.  Eventually, Peter stopped becoming a fisherman of fish and became a fisherman of man instead.  He was one of the twelve disciples who follow Jesus Christ.  Before I follow him, I have experienced his love and miracle in my life.

Before knowing Jesus, I felt hopeless on the direction in life.  With Christ in my heart, I can live with purpose and strength.  I have experience God's providence in my brief journey with Him.  I trust that in my journey of following after Him, he is faithful and will lead me in a life worthy of his love and calling.