Luke 5:1-11
Early in His ministry Jesus was teaching by the Sea of Galilee when the crowds were pressing in upon Him. Simon let Jesus use his boat to teach from, then Jesus asked Simon to put his nets in the water for a catch. Reluctantly (for they had caught nothing after a full night of fishing), Simon agreed. They caught so many fish that another boat had to be brought in and the weight of the fish began to sink both boats. Simon’s unexpected response was to ask Jesus to depart from Him, because Simon was a sinful man. Jesus told him not to be afraid, from now on he would be catching men. Upon reaching shore, Simon, James, and John left everything to follow Jesus.
- Jesus (the carpenter’s son) asked Simon (the fisherman) to put in his nets after a night of catching nothing. Has God ever asked you to do something that was a stretch of your faith? Is there ways right now that you can relate to Simon?
- When Simon saw more clearly who Jesus really was, he wanted to Jesus to get away from him, because it made him acutely aware of his sinfulness. Can you recognize ways in which you have been too familiar or chummy with the Creator of heaven and earth? How would you describe an appropriate approach to God? What makes this possible?
- When Simon saw Jesus more clearly, it was no sacrifice to leave everything else behind. Is that how you see Jesus? If you could choose greater revelation of an aspect of who Jesus is, what do you think would be most helpful/illuminating? Why?
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