Genesis 12-14; Luke 5

Luke 5:4-5

When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch."

Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets."

At this point, Simon Peter hadn't even started to follow Jesus. He just let Jesus use his boat from which He spoke to the crowd. I wonder what Jesus was saying that made Simon respond, "Master,... because You say so..." Especially when he had spent a hard night working with no results.

I'm usually too proud, too smart, too self-confident to do something just because somebody says so. Don't "they" say insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting different results? Simon and company probably cast their nets a number of times in the night and hauled up nothing. Yet, Jesus says cast them again so he does. They caught more than they could handle. And then they left everything and followed Jesus.

This time I'm spending cracking open my Bible each day is the pushing the boat out and listening to Jesus teach from it. Oh that I would have ears that will hear what Jesus is teaching and a heart that is tender enough so when it's time for my nets to be cast that I will respond, "because You say so, I will..." without question. I need to stop my tendency of "leaning on my own understanding" and just trust God and obey.