10^th March 2011

 

SEEDS FOR HARVESTING 6/5

Luke 5:11
"When they had brought their boats to land
they left everything and followed Him."

These words should leave us in no doubt about
the captivating power of Jesus' word and personality.
There never has been, nor will there ever be, on this earth,
one like Jesus.
These words should make us thirsty for His Word.
It is important that we meditate upon this Word.

When "They had brought their boats to land."
These men of the Lake were still fishermen
and their catch was beyond measure or price.

Even though their custom was only to fish at night,
and in the shallows, yet Peter obeyed Jesus' words
and the miracle of fishes happened.
These fishermen would never have seen
so many fish in their nets ever before
and Jesus challenged them to leave it all behind,
and they obeyed.
"And they left everything and followed Him."

Did they obey because of the miracle of fishers
or because of the captivating power of Jesus' personality?
The look on His face, the love in His eyes,
His body language, and the power of His Word:
all they saw indicated that
standing before them was the Son of God.

Because of that, they left everything.
The wealth of Jesus' miracle harvest from the sea,
their boats and livelihoods, their families.
The Gospel has the final say,
"Never has man spoken like this man".

Bob Imms 20.2.11