4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down[b] 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."
The QT writer goes into a little more detail about the possible situation that Simon was in, he had worked hard all night and was essentially calling it day after a long and fruitless night of fishing. He was probably mending his nets for the next day, when Jesus told him to throw his nets out one more time. Imagine whatever it is you do for work, you've just had a terrible day, nothing went right and nothing was accomplished and you are ready to pack it in and call it a day, and then the boss comes in and tells you to do it one more time.
I think that we can take Simon's answer and apply it to what we do as a church. Jesus tells us to persevere and continue his work, even when the results are not what we expect or want. And if we remain faithful to his commands, we will be blessed beyond what we can imagine.
9For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken
ABRAHAM, I don't think you've done it yet, so tomorrow is your chance!
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2 comments:
Wow, this passage and reflection seems so appropriate to where we are and what we have gone through as a church. The past couple years have felt like 1 step forward, 2 steps back and it was definitely discouraging. But over the past couple months God has asked us to regroup and cast our nets out again...and this time the nets feel heavy. I am excited to see what 2008 will bring. w00t!
Very good analogy. I can relate it to all fields of my life. When your friends, family, or even someone you don't like asks you to do something. It can be very... frustrating. Especially if the day has not gone well. You just want to go home, and relax. I want to be able to not just do what Jesus, or anyone else, asks of me but I hope I to have a better heart while doing it. Attitude is everything.
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