Last night I was reading in Luke 5:1-5, and I wrote down some thoughts about how it reflects our every day life.
Simon had an empty fishing boat. The Master told him to row it out at a
distance, then He sat in the boat and taught those on the shore.
I was thinking that here Simon was with an empty fishing boat that should
have been full of fish. To him I guess he felt like he didn't have
anything. The Savior told him to do something and he immediately did
as he was told.
Some times we feel empty, and like we have nothing to offer. Yahshua/Jesus
tells us He wants not what we possess, but our hearts, and our love. When
we are empty if we will just give ourselves to Him, He will fill us with
Himself by the means of His Spirit, to speak to others, or help them. Just
like used the boat by getting in it, He then spoke to others, and fed
them with spiritual food and drink.
Later He told Simon to row out to the deep water, and drop the nets. The
first thing out of Simon's mouth was we have already done that, and there
were no fish. How many times do we find ourselves saying all how we have
tried this or that, and nothing worked? Then Simon put a but in there.
But, if you say so I will . . . We too should have this same attitude,
what every you tell me to do, I will. To Simon it didn't look like it
would work. Yet he obeyed.
I guess when we start naming all the things off that we have tried that
did not or will not work, we need to stop and ask ourselves, what did
the Savior say to do? If we don't not know go to the scriptures and
find out. The Bible has principles to every situation we could get in. We
can ask for guidance, and we will get it. If we get no answer then do
nothing, or go over things and see if this is something we already have
the answers to, and we are just not applying ourselves to doing it.
After they came in with two boat loaded with so many fish that the boats
were nearly sunk, Simon fell down at the Savior and told Him
to not come near him, as he was a sinner. He recognized who He was. This
one, who Simon called Supreme Master, was the . Greek word Kurios, English
word despots, meaning one who possessed supreme authority. Far more
meaningful than we imagine since we are not use to that term being used in
our language.
So when we feel empty with nothing to give, or have nothing to give, ask
to be filled with Him, and that He would us us according to His will in
heaven. It is not what we do not have or do have, but what we are willing
to do, or be.
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