This is Namma for Christ with the two hundred thirtieth inspirational message dated Thursday, August 11th, 2022. The title of this message is “God Really Loves Us – Luke 5:1-11 – No Regrets for Obedience”.
The first four words of this message’s title are also the words
in the name of the below inspirational song/video, “God Really Loves Us”
(with lyrics) as performed by Christian artist “Crowder” featuring Maverick
City Music’s artist “Dante Bowe”.
The below passage of scripture (that accompanies this message) is from the New
Testament book of Luke – the first through the eleventh verses of the fifth
chapter:
Luke 5:1-11
New King James Version
(NKJV)
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’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, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But
Simon 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. 8 When
Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees,
saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
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. And Jesus said to Simon, “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.
The
above verses describe a “miracle” that was beautifully displayed on Season 1
Episode 4 of the “crowdfunding” series of “The
Chosen” (entitled “THE ROCK ON WHICH IT IS BUILT”). Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a
project or venture by raising money from a large number of people (in this case) via the Internet. The
Chosen is a drama series created, directed and co-written by American
filmmaker Dallas Jenkins. It is the
first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. I
highly recommend to all readers - if you would like to “see” a great program about the life and ministry of Jesus and His disciples – please download the
App of “The Chosen” - watch and
enjoy!
The title of this message includes the words “No Regrets for Obedience” – which is the “title”
of the Charles Stanley “In Touch” Daily Devotional for (8/6/22) – which I have
included below:
No Regrets for Obedience
Luke 5:1-11
By Charles Stanley
HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED
THE WISDOM of the Lord’s commands? Sometimes doing things His way makes no sense
to us. That’s what happened to Peter at the Lake of Gennesaret.
He and the other
fisherman had toiled all night with zero success. They were weary and
discouraged, and the last thing they wanted was to make even one more futile
attempt. These men were professionals who knew this wasn’t the right time to
catch fish. So they were probably skeptical when Jesus told them to push out
and cast their nets once more.
What they had yet to
learn was that apart from the super-natural involvement of God, all their
self-effort was in vain. A short time later, as they hauled their bulging nets
to shore, the men doubtless began to understand an eternal principle that many
people have yet to realize: The Lord’s instructions are given with a specific,
sovereign purpose.
Peter could never have
imagined what kind of reward was in store for his obedience. The miracle he saw
Jesus perform opened his eyes to the divinity of Christ. And the invitation to
follow Jesus changed the entire course of Peter’s life. He had no regrets for
obeying, and neither will you.
(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
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"end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy
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