Day 10 ~ Luke 5:5

“Because You Say So”

As I was listening to the Bible today these four words caught my attention. The four words uttered by Simon were “Because you say so…” As you listen to this day's chapter you are really pulled into the scene that surrounded Jesus that day. There they are next to the waters they have fished for so many years. These men know the lake better then anyone else and they are tired and weary after a long night of fishing. Jesus shows up, teaches the people from one of the boats and then says go into the deep water and drop your nets. I noticed that Jesus said “drop your nets for a catch” he knew what was about to take place. Christ has a purpose and a plan for everything even when we don’t see it. He was not taking a shot in the dark here, there was a plan and a purpose to his command as there always is. Simon is reluctant but then agrees to obey the command for one reason alone “because you say so.” When my parents used that line on me as a child I rarely obeyed, and I fear that same attitude far to many times has creeped into my adult life and my relationship with Christ. The lesson today is simple. If Jesus says it, do it! You don’t need to understand it, you don’t need to question why, just do it. Why? Because Jesus said so! What do you need to do today because Christ commanded you to do it?

Pastor Pete