CALLED UNTO GREATNESS
Memorise: And so was also James, and John, the sons of
Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, fear not;
from henceforth thou shalt catch men. Luke 5:10
Read: Luke 5:1-10, 1 And it came to pass, that, as the
people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of
Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen
were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,
and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat
down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled
all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down
the net.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great
multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the
other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both
the ships, so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees,
saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the
draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,
which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth thou shalt catch men.
Bible in one year: Galatians 1-3, Psalms 17
MESSAGE
There is something special about the call of God from
generation to generation and from dispensation to dispensation. For example, in
Genesis, when God made a call among the Trinity about the creation of man,
something great came out of that call and that is the uniqueness of man as a
special creation. It should be remembered that there was no call at all when
other creatures were being created. After the fall, there were many generations
up to the time of Abram and when God called Abram and changed his name to
Abraham, his life never remained the same.
In our Bible reading for today, we read about the call of
Peter into the office of apostleship. When at the lake of Gennesaret, Peter had
no idea of awesomeness of the call when Jesus said to him: “Fear not, from
henceforth thou shalt catch men.” (Luke 5:10). Peter, an ordinary fisherman,
became great as a result of this ‘simple’ call. Many Cathedrals have been built
and named after Peter, the frustrated fisherman before his encounter with
Jesus. One can see that a single encounter with Jesus can make a great
difference in one’s life. Jesus is calling someone today as you read this
devotional and He is saying:
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.”
Matthew 11:28-29
To have a profitable encounter with Jesus, certain things
must be done. You must answer His call. He is calling you to follow Him, but
you must not just follow Him, you must learn of Him, and all the ideals He
brought from His father must be imbibed by you. Jesus said:
“My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man
will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or
whether I speak of myself.”
John 17:16-17
Learning of Jesus entails living according to how He lived
here on earth. His life of obedience to the will of His Father must be
emulated. The Bible enjoins us to have the same mind like Christ (Philippians
2:5-11), and we shall experience great elevation like Jesus did. God is calling
us to be like Him; He wants to make us great. May we not refuse His call today;
firstly for salvation and secondly for service.
Action Point
What area do you think God is calling you into? Answer Him
now and be blessed.
Open Heavens ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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