Deeper with Jesus

In Luke 5, Jesus taught his soon-to-be disciple Simon an amazing lesson... He hopped on to Simon's fishing boat to get a bit of space from a crowd of followers, and they floated out on the sea for a while. Simon was convinced they wouldn't catch any fish because the nets had come up completely empty thus far. (Ever been fishing? It's harder when there aren't any.) But Jesus told Simon, "Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish."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"' (Luke 5:4-5 NLT). Almost immediately the nets were filled to the brim with fish. So full that they began to sink. Amazing work, Jesus! 

We may feel like Simon: we've tried everything to fix our problem or experienced too many disappointments, and are ready to give up trying. Here's the lesson: our whole situation can change when we invite Jesus on board. Some would call it a risk, but what Simon experienced when he began to follow Jesus was a life of fullness. We're called to that, too. We just need to make room for Jesus, follow what he says and walk into a full life with him.

So what now? When Jesus says 'go out where it is deeper' he means spiritually. This week, spend a solid block of time asking Jesus how you can take a risk and 'let your nets down' for a fuller life with him.

-- SCRIPTURE --
Gal 5:22-23, Gen 50:15-21, Luke 10:25-37, Eph 4:31-32