Message from Scripture: 5/15/2020

Hello! Today’s message from Scripture comes from Luke 5:4-5; “And when He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, ‘Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.’ And Simon answered, ‘Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.’”

The miracles of Jesus are amazing when considered from a human point of view, but if you truly believe Jesus as the Son of God, the agent of God’s creation, they should be expected. Peter wasn’t convinced Jesus knew how to catch fish. However, because of his respect for Jesus, he did what the Lord said. “At your word,” Peter said, and let down the nets. The result was a great catch of fish, because he obeyed Jesus’ word.

“At Your word.” Jesus used two imperatives in Greek, the mood of command, in speaking to Peter. The imperative mood in the Greek makes a demand on a person to obey the command; it is used to indicate authority. Peter recognized the authority of Christ to utter the command, but he doubted what the outcome would be. The lesson Peter learned was He who possessed authority over all creation was one to be obeyed.

“At your word” is the attitude we must have regarding God's will; not what I think, or what I feel, or what I want, but what God through His word, the Bible, reveals to us, what is right and true. By its authority, we know what we must do to be saved. By its authority, we know the part we must play in the role God has given each of us. By its authority, we know we must live for eternity.

God’s word is constant, absolute, abiding, and true, our only source for spiritual discernment. By it God is revealed to us, He who is able to do far more than we can ask or think (Eph. 3:20). Have the mind that says to the Lord, at your word, and find what you can be by following His commands. Have a great day. God bless.

Robert