Luke 5:1
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

Luke 5:2
and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:3
Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Luke 5:4
When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

Luke 5:5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”

Luke 5:6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

The story of Peter’s miraculous catch of fishes is one which is widely read, awe-inspiring and faith-lifting.

Yet, one can be tempted to ignore it, or pass over it during Bible study, due to one’s familiarity with it. Hence, missing its Spiritual significance.

Therefore, I intend to use this medium to highlight three important spiritual lessons the Saint must imbibe from the event.

1. Life without Jesus will be full of Toiling:

Night was the season where fishes were to be caught easily. At night, once the net is thrown into the river, much stress isn’t required to get a catch.

Yet, Peter labored all throughout the night, and he has nothing to show for his labour. He had nothing to show for his toiling.

When you are a Christian, and you try to make a living on your own, without the support of The Master, like Peter, you will discover that your toiling will amount to nothing.

Because there are spiritual forces that are against the thriving of a believer. If you fail to acknowledge Christ and get Him involved in whatever you do, it will all amount in nothing.

Peter toiled and caught nothing.
Could you have spent hours studying, yet, ended up getting a result below what you expected?
Could you have toiled in your business, yet, the more you toil, the more the business collapses.

Fear not, The Master has the ABILITY to restore you hundredfold.

2. He Gave His Master His Boat

The place of Giving in getting financial miracles can never be over emphasized. The Master asked Peter for his boat, and Peter gave it willingly.

This very day, the Master is asking for your boat. Your boat could be your capital, it could be your business, it could be your heart.

In our quest to get quick fortune, many of us have shut the door of our heart against the Master.

We have become unfaithful in our tithes and firstfruits and offerings, because we feel that giving to the Lord’s work will impoverish us. But that is the mindset of a carnal man. The Enlightened Saint will know that Giving to the Lord’s cause will only make you Richer.

Have a portion in your income that you use for the Gospel. Use your social media Influence as a platform for preaching the Gospel.

3. The Miracle was in Peter’s Obedience to Jesus’ Instruction

Jesus used Peter’s boat to preach, yet, nothing happened. Peter never received any miracle. Peter received his Miracle when he obeyed Jesus’ Instruction to let down his net into the sea.

Maybe you have been working for God for years, and it seems as if nothing is happening. I want you to know that your miracle is tied to your obedience of God’s Instruction.

The commands of God are our Wisdom. God’s breakthroughs are embedded in His Instructions.

Are you doing that which God asked you to do?

Do you know the right thing to do at this moment?

This is the reason why fasting and prayers are necessary. When one fasts, one separates oneself from worldly engagements, to hear from God, the secret to one’s breakthrough.

Have you sought the face of God on the next course of action to take?

Have you sought the Lord’s will on the work you are doing.

Until you do this and align yourself with His Will, you will keep Toiling and laboring without anything to show for it.

Peter was initially reluctant to obey Jesus’ Instruction. He was reluctant because he had labored all through the night and had caught nothing.

He had given up already. He was already tidying things up.

Have you given up on serving God?
Or maybe you have given up on actualizing that dream.

I admonish you this morning, be not weary. Don’t give up. God is working out something big for you. A Miracle is coming your way.

Jesus never came to Peter when he was telling at night. It was in the morning when Peter had given up and lost hope, that the master showed up with a miracle.

The Master which shows up when All Hope Is Lost and breakthrough seems impossible.

There might be economic crisis. They might be lockdowns. And in the midst of all these, your business might seem to be at its last breath.

You might even be pondering closing it and signing for unemployment. I want you to hold on just a little longer.

The Master has a miracle in store for you.

Another reason Peter was reluctant to let down his net into the sea, was that the day time wasn’t the right time for fishing in the Bible days.“

Fishes always rose to surface at night which made fishing at night easier.

So when Jesus instructed Peter to let down his net for a catch, Peter said, ‘We have toiled all night, yet, we caught nothing’.

It was as though he meant to say, ‘At night, which is the best time for fishing, we worked hard, yet, we caught nothing. Is it now that isn’t the right time for fishing, that we would catch fishes?’

Probably, you’re in Peter’s condition. You’re skeptical about believing in God’s promises. You say to yourself, ‘Before the Covid, my business was already failing, is it during this lockdown that God wants to prosper it?’

Beloved, the God you serve is the Master of Times and Seasons. You do not determine the season of your visitation, He does.

Believe in Him.
Trust Him for a visitation!
Listen for His Voice and obey His Word.

You will be amazed at the miracle you will receive!