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The Lord Of Blessing
Look to the
Lord of blessing!
“Then
He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a
little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
“When
He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, ‘Launch out into the deep water and
let down your nets for a catch.’
“But
Simon answered and said to Him, ‘Master, we worked hard all night and caught
nothing, nevertheless at Your word I will let down the nets.’
“
When they had done this, they caught such a great quantity of fish, and their
nets began to break; so they signaled to their partners in the other boat that
they should come and help them.
“And
they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.
“But
when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Yeshua's (Jesus') feet, saying, ‘Depart
from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!’
“For
he was astonished, and all that were with him, because of the catch of the fish
which they had taken, And so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who
were partners with Simon.
“And
Yeshua (Jesus) said to Simon, ‘Fear not, from now on you will catch men.’
“So
when they brought their ships to land, they forsook all and followed Him.” (Luke 5:3-11)
Sukkot is a festival
about rejoicing in the blessings that God has provided, but let’s be sure our
focus is on the Lord of blessing – instead of the blessings!
We read in Luke that
Yeshua (Jesus) told His disciples to go into the deep waters and let down their
nets for fish.
When they did, their nets
were filled up with fish to the point of breaking.
Being fishermen and
businessmen, they may have been tempted to start doing business. I mean, think
how much they could make!
But God had a different
purpose. The disciples' occupation as fishermen was just a vehicle for God to
demonstrate His great power and love.
He wasn't blessing them
with fish so that they would get excited about fishing -- He was blessing them
with fish so that they could get their eyes off their fishing and on to the
greater call He had for them!
Thankfully, they left the
fishing business and went off with the Lord to do great and mighty things.
Let's make sure we're not
getting up wrapped up in fish!
We seek the Lord for His
blessings, prosperity, and success.
But true discipleship is
focusing not on the blessings of the Lord, but on the Lord of the blessings!
We can rejoice in our
blessings this Sukkot season, but let's not dwell on them!
Let's set our eyes on the
Lord and the calling He has for us.
When He sees that we have
pure and willing hearts, He will be faithful to use us to accomplish His glorious
plan!
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