1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” 5 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.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him. (Luke 5:1-11)
Here we see that everyone went to the Lord Jesus to hear the word of God. The Lord Jesus got into Simon’s boat, told Simon to pole it out a little from the shore, and then sat down to teach the people from the boat. Afterward, He told Simon to take the boat out into deep water and cast his nets to fish. Simon didn’t catch any fish all night, but he obeyed the Lord’s words and caught many fish. The nets almost broke, and the boats were filled with fish, almost sinking. Simon, seeing the Lord Jesus’ power, felt unworthy. The Lord Jesus told Simon and his companions that they should be fisher of men. The many fish here represent the future harvest of men, obedience brings fruit, spiritual fruit. The Lord Jesus called them, and they left everything to follow Him.
Before this, the Lord Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law, simon already had a relationship with the Lord Jesus. This miracle made them trust in the Lord Jesus and left everything to follow Him.
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