Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8, Luke 5:1-11
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THE EASY WAY
"Upon doing this they caught such a great number of fish that their nets
were at the breaking point." —Luke 5:6
Jesus called Simon Peter out of his commercial fishing business by giving
him the most successful day in its history (Lk 5:10). This is an unusual
way to get someone to change jobs. Most people leave things when they're
falling apart, not when they're going great. However, Jesus does things
differently. He will sometimes make your business prosper if He's calling
you out of it.
Notice that Jesus did not call Peter to stop fishing for fish after a
whole night of catching nothing. First, Jesus filled two boats full of
fish (Lk 5:7) and then called Peter into fishing for men and women. Jesus
wants us to obey Him and not just be victims of circumstance. Jesus loves
to work through circumstances, but prefers to bless us into doing His will
rather than force us. He prefers to move us from good to best rather than
from bad to best, although most of us seem to respond more to problems
than to God's loving call.
How will you let God work with you? Does something bad have to happen to
you before you repent? Do you insist on failing and suffering before
learning the hard way? Change your job, life, and lifestyle because the
Lord says so and not because you have had enough of the wages of sin (Rm
6:23).
Prayer: Father, may I move from grace to grace (see Jn 1:16) and not only
from sin to grace.
Promise: "I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you
received and in which you stand firm. You are being saved by it at this
very moment." —1 Cor 15:1-2
Praise: Praise the risen Jesus, Who has come to give us life in abundance
(Jn 10:10).
(This Lent, change your lifestyle by reading His word. For encouragement,
order our tape "How to Read the Bible" on audio AV 46-3 or video V-46.)
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