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RISK

 Luke 5:4-6

When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.
Love these verses. Do you see Peter’s faith? Peter was an experienced fisherman. He knew from experience that this was crazy and a waste of time to launch out again and throw out the nets. They had been at it all night, the best time for a catch, and now to do at again at the worst possible time was crazy. YET look at what Peter says after stating the facts of their failure, “ nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”
At Your word! How many of us are letting our past failures stop us from obeying by faith the word of the Lord? Yes you have done everything you knew to do, yes you worked hard, and yes you failed, yes you didn’t receive what you had expected and hoped for. DONT GIVE UP! Dig down and with whatever you have left obey the word of the Lord and launch out into the deep and let down your nets again for a catch.
Peter was exhausted and probably frustrated by his night long failure to catch anything. This was his lively hood so failure for him in this would have been crushing and yet at the word of Jesus he obeyed in faith and did it in faith and what happened?
What will happen if you launch out once more?
How many healings will you you receive, how many healings will others receive, how many blessings will come, how many souls saved, babies born, miracles happen if you will just trust in the Lord one more time?
I have heard it said that faith is spelled RISK because faith involves taking a risk. If you’re waiting for it to make logical sense or to see it to believe it you will miss out on what is waiting.
One last thing. You miss 100 percent of the shots you Don’t take.

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