LUKE 5:11
So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
What is your life's material dream? Is it more money? A bigger house? A better job?
A dream of Simon's, I'm sure, was a load of fish so large that the nets would be at risk . . .
After speaking to the crowds from a boat, Jesus asked Simon to take the boat on out to deeper water and cast out his nets. Simon, having fished all night and bringing in little, was a little hesitant to do it, but out of respect for Jesus he went ahead and did as he was asked.
This time, however, the nets came up bulging with so many fish Simon had to call for friends in another boat to come help him before the nets broke!
There it was -- Simon's dream come true . . .
A boat load of more fish than he could count!
I'm not sure we should draw the conclusion that all we have to do to have material success is to do what Jesus asks of us. But, we can rest assured that no matter our situation, we will be much better off. And, according to Paul, Jesus can do more for us than we can possibly imagine . . .
Ephesians 3:20-21: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
The lesson we should truly grasp here is that of what Simon did . . .
Now that he had the dream catch of his life before him -- all the fish he wanted in his net -- he left it all behind -- once he understood who and what Christ was. He understood that Jesus was more important to him than two boat loads of fish!
Did Simon (aka Peter) ever regret following Jesus? History would suggest that he continued following Jesus the rest of his life -- literally to his own cross!
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