Gone to Meddling
March 9, 2025
Luke 5:1-11
“Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.”
.
Simon and the others knew how to fish, but as good as they were, they had not caught anything all night. Jesus tells them to try again. Simon thinks it is stupid because it hasn’t worked before, but he does what Jesus asks anyway. They catch a huge net of fish and are overwhelmed. It wasn't because Jesus was a better fisherman than them but because the miracle revealed that Jesus was from God. Peter falls down at Jesus' knees and confesses that he is a sinful man.
Rather than chastizing Simon, Jesus promotes him. He will no longer be catching fish; instead, he will reach people.
If we have the faith to do what God calls us to do, even though it might seem meaningless, God uses it to do great things through us and in us.
