There is Power – When We Say Yes to God – Luke 5:1-7

 

This is Namma for Christ with the one hundred ninetieth inspirational message dated Sunday, June 27th, 2021. The title of this message is “There is Power – When We Say Yes to God – Luke 5:1-7”.

The first three words of the title are also the name of the below inspirational song/video, “There is Power” (with lyrics) as sung by the Christian artist – “Lincoln Brewster”.  The below passage of scripture (that accompanies this message) is from the New Testament book of Luke - the first through the seventh verses of the fifth chapter:

Luke 5:1-7

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

5   So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, ² and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 

³ Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon Peter’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

⁴ When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon Peter, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

⁵ But Simon Peter answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net.” ⁶ And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. ⁷ So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

 

The title of this message also includes the words – “When We Say Yes to God” – which is the “title” of the Charles Stanley “In Touch” Daily Devotional for (6/22/21) – which I have included below:

 

When We Say Yes to God

Luke 5:1-7

By Charles Stanley

       “Teaching people to swim” begins with a simple lesson – they must put their face in the water. That first little step helps a person get comfortable in the water and is critical for all swimming skills. In the same way, following God begins with a small act of obedience. It may seem insignificant or unrelated to the task at hand, but that’s where God wants us to start.

       When Jesus asked to borrow a fishing boat, it must have seemed like just an ordinary request. Peter had no idea it would open the door to ministry and a remarkable adventure with the Lord. Saying yes to God in the small things is essential to discovering His purpose for us, and what’s more, our obedience will also often cause others to benefit. Peter’s compliance with Jesus’s next small request – to let down his nets one more time – resulted in two boatloads of fish, which was more than enough for all those with him.

       Obedience to God may appear unreasonable at times – like a carpenter asking a professional fisherman to try once more, even though he had been fishing without success all night. But obeying the Lord can lead to divinely ordained opportunities and blessings for us and others.

How do you respond to God’s requests?

Does the word “yes” come quickly?

      

By Charles Stanley

 

Lastly, please see the below verses (Luke 5:9-11) that describe the astonishment of the fisherman (who were with Simon Peter) “in witnessing” the “GREAT MIRACULOUS CATCH OF FISH” (as described in the above scripture text of Luke 5:6-7).

Please notice how “after witnessing WHAT ONLY JESUS COULD DO” – THEY BECAME FOLLOWERS OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (see in verse Luke 5:11) –

Luke 5:9-11

New King James Version (NKJV)

 

⁹   For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; ¹⁰ and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon Peter. And Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” ¹¹ So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

 

Jesus desires that “we” as His followers -  obey Him (see the below verse):

 

John 14:23

New Living Translation (NLT)

 

²³   Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

 

I pray that you have enjoyed the above message and I pray that you will enjoy the accompanied song.

 

Please enjoy the below inspirational song/video, “There is Power” (with lyrics) as sung by the Christian artist – “Lincoln Brewster” (as provided below in the accompanied video) – performed with power and anointing.

 

(I do not own the rights to this song).

 

 (If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)

 

 

BE BLESSED!