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Throw Out The Net!
‘THROW OUT YOUR NET ... AND YOU’LL GET PLENTY’
JOHN 21:6.
Just when the disciples were ready to give up, Jesus showed up and said, ‘Throw
out your net on the right-hand side ... and you’ll get plenty ... They did and couldn’t
Lord, help me today
draw in the net because of the weight of the fi sh ...’
have the courage to
When you’re at your lowest point, when everything you’ve tried has failed, don’t
take a step forward
throw in the towel - throw out the net! You’re closer to winning than you think.
even in the areas of
There’s nothing wrong with your boat or your crew. You’re exactly where you should
life I feel frustrated
be. The enemy knows that with a few more pulls on the oar you’ll be right in the
in. Help me identify
middle of your biggest catch. He’s tried to delay your blessing while you struggle,
where the enemy is
grow frustrated and get weary. at work in my life and
But he can’t win, because God says, ‘No weapon that is formed against thee shall with Your support,
prosper ... This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord ... ‘ (Isaiah 54:17). press on to achieve
Are you serving God? If so, this is your heritage! God’s holding your blessing under
the vision or dream
the boat. He’s even put your name on it, so don’t worry about somebody else taking
You have called me
it. What you can’t accomplish by struggling all night, God can accomplish in an
to. Lord let me know
instant by His spoken word. That’s how God works; He just speaks a word and
Your peace today that
enables you to do what you couldn’t do before. So be encouraged today; don’t throw
I might win the battle
in the towel - throw out the net!
tomorrow, in
Jesus’ Name.
Gone Fishing
‘SIMON PETER SAID ‘I’M GOING FISHING’
JOHN 21:3.
Peter was a fi sherman by trade. In fact, he was fi shing when he fi rst met Jesus and
In the busy-ness of life
was called to be a disciple. So when he decided to go fi shing again, he may have
Lord, I pray that I would
be honest about where
been making a conscious decision to get away from everything and everybody, and
I am with You. If my
go back to where he fi rst met the Lord.
heart is colder toward
That was a good move! Why? Because when you get discouraged, confused, or
You than a year ago
stressed-out, you’ll either go back to the One who saves, keeps and satisfi es, or
Lord, help me to have
you’ll return to whatever was going on in your life before you met Him.
the courage to take
God says in Revelation: ‘... I have watched your hard work ... You have patiently
time out and seek after
suffered ... without giving up. Yet there is one thing wrong: you don’t love Me as at You with the desire
fi rst. Think about ... your fi rst love ... and turn back to Me ...’ (Revelation 2:2-5 TLB). of the early days of
When your love for God grows cold, it’s time to hang out your gone fi shing sign and my walk with You.
get back to where you fi rst met Him. It’s time to seek Him again, like you did before
Lord I never want our
you’d heard so much and seen so much; before life had worn you down.
relationship to grow
‘But I’m busy doing the work of the Lord,’ you say. That’s the easiest place in
distant. I love You Lord,
the world to crash and burn. Oswald Chambers says, ‘Beware of anything that
and want to remain
competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. The greatest competitor of devotion to
close to You always.
Jesus is service for Him.’
Amen.
Is it time for you to go fi shing?
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