The Word of encouragement for today is stepping out deeper into the ocean. Many of us are comfortable where we are at, but God is challenging us and preparing our hearts to step out of faith like Joshua and Caleb and take the risk.
In Luke 5, Jesus challenges Simon to go out into the deep waters to catch more fish. May this vision speak directly into our hearts. Luke 5:4-6, When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
Today, picture yourself as Simon, fishing by the shore all night trying to catch fish, but not catching much. In a similar sense it is like our lives right now, our jobs, our dreams, our desires, and much more. Right now God is challenge us all, because we may be fishing by the shores where the ground is safe, where we know if anything happens we can turn back easily and are safe.
God wants to throw us into the deeper end of the ocean where the waters are deeper, there will be more risks, there will be more uncertainty, but by faith we move, not by sight. When Jesus told Simon to go to the deeper end of the waters, he came back with so much fish that the nets began to break. God has blessings for each of us, more than what we have right now, but we must step out by faith into the deep end of the ocean in our lives, and watch and see God bring blessings beyond what we expect.
By: Shaun Lee
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