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Turn Around
Go out where it is deeper
Notice that when Jesus met Simon Peter, he was at the water’s edge.
Sometimes life and disappointment leaves us with a smaller expectancy than before.
The first thing Jesus asked him to do was to go deeper.
Jesus may meet you where you are at, but He will always ask you to go deeper than where you are.
Are you at the water’s edge in life right now?
Have you allowed set back or disappointment to cause you to give up?
Let’s look at the Message translation of this passage.
What’s your pulpit?
What do you have that can be used as a pulpit for Jesus?
Jesus didn’t need a boat – later we see Him walking on the water.
Jesus desired to partner with man in His efforts to minister to the needs of others.
God has made it to where His advancement on earth is tied to our cooperation.
God doesn’t need us, He chooses us.
Dr. Lilian B. Yeomans said, “God has tied Himself irrevocably to human cooperation in the execution of divine purposes.
He has made man’s faith a determining factor in the work of redemption.”
Jesus’ ministry was limited before the use of Simon’s boat.
Simon helped to amplify the voice of Jesus so others could hear.
That’s what partnering with God financially does; it aids in amplifying His voice for others to hear.
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Simon was so desperate that he would have settled for a minnow.
Never lower your expectation because of your desperation.
It’s very rare that you will get a big catch in shallow waters.
If you want bigger you will have to go deeper.
Turn around
I was in prayer not too long ago, and I kept hearing the words, “Turn around” and “Redirecting.”
Have you ever wondered where the fish in this story came from?
Obviously Simon Peter was a professional fisherman; he had been in those waters all day and night and found nothing.
I don’t believe Jesus created fish at that moment, I truly believe He redirected them – turned them around to meet Peter at his exact location.
- That is exactly what the Lord spoke to me that morning in prayer; He said...
“I turned those fish around and relocated them to where he was.”
I believe that when you partner with God – allowing Him to use your resources as a pulpit to amplify His voice – He will redirect ample provision to your location.
Conclusion
What do you have that can be used as a pulpit for God?
Will you push out from the water’s edge and into deeper water?
The goal was not to simply get fish to Simon; it was to get the Word to the people.
If we can aid in helping spread the Gospel, God will fill our boats to overflowing.
I believe some of you in here today relate to Simon in this story.
Some of you are in the shallows of life – frustrated and losing hope.
He’s asking you right now, “Can I use your boat?”
Others in here are already allowing Him to use your boat, but He is asking you to go deeper.
Partnership is a deeper relationship with God.
Partnership is adding value back to the thing that is adding value to you.
Will you stay a little from shore or will you launch out into the deep and trust Him to provide for you?
We must leave the shallow waters of low expectation, and launch out into the deep waters of faith?
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