28/08/2026
Dear Brothers and Sisters!
Fish
Watching the episode of the “Chosen” last night where they fished all night and caught nothing…
The anger in which Simon was mouthing off to GOD caught my attention.
It seemed such a powerful representation of man and his need to blame someone or something up to and including GOD for his own personal mistakes and misfortune.
How often do we actually blame GOD for things that come from our very own decisions?
Simon’s decision had caused the pressure on his life.
Listening to your flesh with no regard to GOD is the cause of our failures.
Those believers that consult GOD on matters that may seem too small are the ones that have the least distress.
I believe Proverbs says not to trust in your own understanding but to ask GOD about everything.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek HIS Will in all you do,
and HE will show you which path to take.
Your part is to ask and then obey.
Simply trust and obey.
Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
It truly amazed me how this example played out in scripture.
Frustrated from his own efforts, trusting in his own knowledge and understanding of his vocation, he failed and had the empty nets to prove it.
Then JESUS shows up and says, I know you are weary, I know this sounds crazy but, listen to MY direction and trust me…
Luke 5:1 One day as JESUS was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on HIM to listen to the WORD of GOD.
2 HE noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
3 Stepping into one of the boats, JESUS asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So HE sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.
4 When HE had finished speaking, HE said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”
5 “MASTER,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.”
6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!
7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking.
8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before JESUS and said, “Oh, LORD, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.”
9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him.
10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
JESUS replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!”
11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed JESUS.
Talk about getting their attention!
Why is it we do the same thing?
We try everything in our own power first. We exhaust ourselves doing it our way and all we have are “empty nets.”
Romans 15:13 I pray that GOD, the SOURCE of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in HIM. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the HOLY SPIRIT.
Knowing GOD’s HOLY SPIRIT walks with me, and talks with me through each and every day gives me a peace that goes way beyond my abilities.
HE ushers in a hope that my physical endurance will get me through each day’s obstacles.
HE gives me the wisdom I need to face each day’s test, in a confidence reserved for HIM alone.
I trust in GOD, my FATHER, JESUS, my SAVIOR and the HOLY SPIRIT that is my GUIDE to the steps I must take and the decisions I must make as I wait for HIS return in this life.
Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD,
and HE will give you your heart’s desires.
5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust HIM, and HE will help you.
Communication is key.
1 Thess 5:17 Never stop praying.
LORD, help me to keep turning to YOU in everything that I will face in ‘26!
JESUS Loves you and so do I!
HE>i