CAC LIVING WATER - ALWAYS REGARD HIS WORDS

LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL
ALWAYS REGARD HIS WORDS

4TH , JULY 2022 

- Civil Rights Act & International Day of Co-operatives

 

XTRA READING FOR TODAY:  Psalms 112-118

READ:  Luke 5:1-11

 

 

1 Now it occurred that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God, He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee).

2 And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets.

3 And getting into one of the boats, [the one] that belonged to Simon (Peter), He requested him to draw away a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowd [of people] from the boat.

4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter), Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul.

5 And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].

6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking,

7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

8 But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

9 For he was gripped with bewildering amazement [allied to terror], and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;

10 And so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon (Peter). And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from now on you will be catching men!

11 And after they had run their boats on shore, they left everything and joined Him as His disciples and sided with His party and accompanied Him.36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told His disciples, Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray.

 

 

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MEMORISE: “And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].”   - Luke 5:5

 

EXPOSITION

In some parts of Nigeria, it is common with their monarchs to have the bearers of the kings Staff of Authority. Sometimes, the monarch sends the staff bearer to carry the Staff of Authority and represent him, sometimes with some of the Chiefs, and some other times, alone, to deliever messages on his behalf. The recipient might want to ignore the message, but on sighting the staff of authority of the king, he/she would pay attention to the message. The word of a man is regarded because of the status of that man. No wonder, *Where the Word of a king is, there is power* (Eccl. 8v4).

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         Simon Peter was a professional angler. It was not his first time of fishing in that particular water. He was very familiar with the water. As a professional fisherman that he was, he knew the time to fish. Nevertheless, he caught nothing, after working hard throughout that night. The most devastating situation was not working hard, but working hard and having nothing to show for it. This will not be your portion, in Jesus name.

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       Jesus entered Peter's boat and sat down. After He had taught the multitude, He asked Peter to launch out into the deep and let down his nets for a catch (v.4). Peter saw Jesus teach the multitude, and His teaching were with authority (Matt.7v27-28). Though it is unprofessional to fish at that time of the day, but at Jesus command he did otherwise, and caught many fishes that they filled two boats to the extent that the boats began to sink.

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        Jesus words are powerful and full of authority.  The Lord may not always use the conventional way to deal with you as concerns your profession. Whatever the case may be, listen to His words, always because your success lies in His true Word. NEVER DISREGARD HIS WORD

 

 

PRAYER POINT:

1. Father, I am sorry for disregarding Your Word in time past; have mercy on me.

2. Father, the blessings that follow those who obey Your Word, let them follow me as I obey You always.

3. Pray for CAC Sunday School Department, the Director of Sunday School and all the staff as the Spirit leads.

 

DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY

 

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