Psalm 3:8 (ESV)
Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing
be on your people!
Jesus told His disciples to go into the deep waters and
let down their nets for fish. When they did, their nets were filled up with
fish to the point of breaking. Being fishermen and businessmen, they may have
been tempted to start doing business. I mean, think about how much they could make!
But God had a different purpose. The disciples'
occupation as fishermen was just a vehicle for God to demonstrate His great
power and love. He wasn't blessing them with fish so that they would get
excited about fishing -- He was blessing them with fish so that they could get
their eyes off their fishing and on to the greater call He had for them!
Thankfully, they left the fishing business and went off with the Lord to do
great and mighty things.
Too many of us are wrapped up in fish. We seek the Lord
for His blessings, prosperity, and success. But true discipleship is focusing
not on the blessings of the Lord, but on the Lord of the blessings!
We can rejoice in our blessings, but let's not dwell on
them! Let's set our eyes on the Lord and the calling He has for us. When He
sees that we have pure and willing hearts, He will be faithful to use us to
accomplish His glorious plan!
Dear Lord, help us to rejoice in the blessings that we
get but keep our focus on You. In the
Name of Jesus, Amen.
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