And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come to them. And they came and filled both the boats, so they began to sink.
Luke 5:5-7
Simon Peter and his fishing partners let down the nets and, instead of getting nothing, they catch a great number of fish. In fact, they catch so many fish in their nets that their boats begin to sink. They have to call their other partners who have another boat to come and grab all the fish — otherwise, they will sink.
The great catch reminds us that Jesus knows what he is talking about. He is the authority and expert on life. He isn’t just an expert on religion. He is the expert on every aspect of life. We don’t introduce people into a religion but into a relationship with the one person who knows and understands life. We introduce people to Jesus because he makes our lives better and makes us better at life.
Jesus is the authority on life. We can have confidence that if he asks us to fish then it is worth our time and energy. We can have confidence that he will show us how to succeed. Pray today that our church will become just as full and crowded with people as the boats were with fish.