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31 And they said,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thou shalt be saved,
and thy house.
The Lord Jesus is amazing.
Of how He observes our daily lives.
Luke 5:1-2
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5 And it came to pass, that,
as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God,
he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:
but the fishermen were gone out of them,
and were washing their nets.
Of how He makes a tiny request.
Luke 5:3
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3 And he entered into one of the ships,
which was Simon's,
and prayed him
that he would thrust out a little
from the land.
And he sat down,
and taught the people out of the ship.
As a gift, He helps us "fish".
Luke 5:4
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4 Now when he had left speaking,
he said unto Simon,
Launch out into the deep,
and let down your nets for a draught.
And of how we tell him of our own experience.
Luke 5:5
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5 And Simon answering said unto him,
Master,
we have toiled all the night,
and have taken nothing:
Still, we do as He asks.
Luke 5:5
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"...nevertheless at thy word
I will let down the net."
And get astounded by the results.
Luke 5:6
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6 And when they had this done,
they inclosed a great multitude of fishes:
and their net brake.
Beyond our wildest imaginings.
Luke 5:7
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7 And they beckoned unto their partners,
which were in the other ship,
that they should come and help them.
And they came,
and filled both the ships,
so that they began to sink.
Causing us to be ashamed.
Luke 5:8
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8 When Simon Peter saw it,
he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying,
Depart from me;
for I am a sinful man,
O Lord.
And yet astounded.
Luke 5:9-10
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9 For he was astonished,
and all that were with him,
at the draught of the fishes
which they had taken:
10 And so was also James,
and John,
the sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with Simon...
But Jesus had a more important mission for us, beyond fishing for food.
Luke 5:10
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"...And Jesus said unto Simon,
Fear not;
from henceforth
thou shalt catch men."
In our belief, we drop everything, and follow the Lord.
Luke 5:11
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11 And when they had brought their ships to land,
they forsook all,
and followed him.
And Jesus makes clear what matters most.
Luke 12:22-23
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22 And he said unto his disciples,
Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat;
neither for the body,
what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than meat,
and the body is more than raiment.
Asking us to focus on one thing, which will take care of the supply.
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.
This we must know.
When the Lord Jesus calls:
Mark 1:17
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17 And Jesus said unto them,
Come ye after me,
and I will make you
to become fishers of men.
We are to follow.
Mark 1:18
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18 And straightway they forsook their nets,
and followed him.
There is no other fish to fry, but the one supplied by the Lord.
And yes, He offers us a complete meal.
We shall never hunger, nor thirst again.
In body, and in spirit.
Jesus is truly the Lord of supply, and of SPIRIT.
