Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Nevertheless

Having delivered the words I felt God had given me for the group, my head now resting on my pillow, images dancing in my mind – there it was! God’s reminder to me, simply these words “let down the net.”
Let me back up for a moment and explain.  My words spoken were to encourage us to pray detailed prayer from our heart.  Giving an example of how I personally have seen God answer prayers to the detail in which they were prayed.  To see the results of the particular answered prayer I spoke of, I first had to believe the words God had spoken to me.  Not only believe the words but deliver them as He asked.  Having done as asked then I could (and did) enter my prayer closet asking God to bring His word to past, asking in a manner that only God could answer.

As the words “let down the net” danced through my mind, it was as if Jesus was saying that like Peter, I had let down the net and He had given the catch.  Years ago, the answered prayer, came after not understanding why God would ask me to deliver such words to a lady I truly knew very little about.  Still as Peter said “nevertheless at your word, I will let down the net.”

What is God asking you to do today?  Perhaps He is asking you to be a witness of His amazing saving grace…  Perhaps He is asking you to show compassion to someone… Or maybe He is saying to you, just as He told Peter; “let down your net, trust in Me and see the catch (results)”

"When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” 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.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 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."  Luke 5:4-8 NKJV


LJ 02192013

2 comments:

  1. You know, Linda, sometimes God leads us right to the word that we need to hear, right when we need to hear it. Your post today spoke directly to my heart. I have a couple of situations in my family right now that I am praying desperately over. Today, I am hearing (through your words) Jesus say to me, "“let down your net, trust in Me and see the catch (results)”...

    Yes, I believe I will.

    GOD BLESS!

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  2. To walk with God in obedience is not always easy. I admire your relationship with the Father that you hear his tender voice encouraging you to speak even when it seems strange..I pray I can always be obedient and faithful to his guiding and calling. So happy to find you through Spiritual Sundays link up. I am following along with you. I hope you will stop and visit and follow along with me too. Blessings!

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