FAITH CAPSULE: Following God is serving God and demands forsaking all.
1Kings 19:11-21, Luke 5:1-11
Who do you follow in your life journey?
Know to follow God alone!
Answering the calling of God is following God.
Following God is serving God.
Serving God is living life for God.
At a point in time, four fishermen forsook all and followed Jesus.
In life, to follow in serving God demands forsaking all.
Elisha followed Elijah in his serving of God.
The Bible records that Elisha answered the calling to serve when he wholeheartedly followed Elijah.
Elisha broke with his old life by kissing his father bye and destroying the yoke of oxen, which was his livelihood. (1Kings19:19-21)
What do you forsake to follow in serving God?
Four professional fishermen at the right place and time failed to catch fish.
The four fishermen could not give up until daybreak, yet they caught nothing.
As they were washing nets to pack for the day with nothing to show for fishing, Jesus showed up, “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.” (Luke 5:3)
Despite no success in catching fish, their kindness was intact as they allowed the stranger to use their vessel without any refusal.
After Jesus finished teaching the multitude, He turned to the fishermen and gave them His word, saying: “…Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” (Luke 5:4)
In response, professional fishermen lamented about toiling all night with nothing to show forth.
Are you in any situation where disappointment denies turning to any word of change?
Have you found yourself on a ground where you lack positive results in the endeavor?
Listening to hear and see the word of God will often change to become positioned on the route to transformation.
The fishermen responded to the word of God, to launch out into the deep and let down nets, and were able to catch several 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. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” (Luke 5:6-8)
Is there any area of your life where you have been toiling?
No matter how long you have been toiling with nothing to show off, God shall bring forth a breakthrough.
However, listening and seeing God in His word is enough for transformation.
The fishermen listened and heard the word that terminated their struggle. Give it all to Jesus, and He shall settle you.
Prayer for today: Ask for the word of God to sound in your direction to come out of lack.