Luke 5:4-7 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
One of the scariest things that God can ask us to do is to launch out into unknown waters. Not only this produce a plethora of feelings and emotions but it gets our mind going a mach speed trying to figure out all the possibilities. We often end up a ball of nerves unable to make a decision.
Peter shows us some reactions that we typically give when God calls us into the deep. First is doubt. “I don’t think this will work.” Peter tries to explain to God that he has already tried that. Past failure is often a hindrance to what God wants to do now. Isn’t it funny how God wants us to do something again to show us that when He is behind it it will usually be successful? When God is behind something it doesn’t fail.
Reluctantly Peter does what Jesus asks. Imagine what would’ve happened in Peter’s heart if he jumped at the opportunity Jesus gave him? Remember that Peter has seen Jesus heal his mother-in-law and numerous other people. He knows Jesus is capable of doing miraculous things. We often doubt that God can do for us what He does for so many others. Let us expect God to do great things instead of looking for something to go wrong.
Thankfully Jesus is still faithful and Peter gathers in the biggest catch of his life. He has to call his partners to help out and still both of the boats are ready to sink. This is when Peter realizes that his doubt in God is sinful. When God moves great results happen. This is why He calls us to launch out into the deep. Are you still on the shore being a spectator? Are you just dipping your feet in the water? When Jesus calls you to launch out into the deep do it and go with great expectations. Where there is great expectation there is great manifestation.
