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Chosen For His Purpose;
Luke 5:1-11
The First Disciples
1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” 5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. 8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
In Luke 5:8, Peter falls to his knees and says to Jesus, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” God wants us to see what happens when people seek Him on their knees at His feet. It is there at Jesus’ feet that things begin to happen and transformation takes place.
God does not want you to be afraid because of your limitations. As with Peter, He can handle you with all your weakness if you give Him everything you have. Don’t let anything obstruct the full flow of God’s purpose in your life. The biggest miracles happen when a person’s whole life is forever changed.
The enemy would like you to stop you from getting on your knees, but you cannot be afraid to expect God to do great things. Come to Jesus’ feet and allow Him to work bigger things than you can imagine.
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Excerpt from Fresh Start Bible, copyright © Gateway Press;
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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