Wednesday... But if you say so.

Are there people that you really believe in to when they say something you believe it? There are certain people that I have read their books for years and have had opportunity to sit under their ministry. I really believe in them. My dad was one of them. Now he didn't write but he was a tremendous preacher and for sure I believed in him because I lived with him.

Over in the book of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible there is phrase, but if you say so, that came up. One day Jesus was out preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and the people kept coming. This story is in Luke 5 and in verse 2 (NLT) it says, "He noticed two empty boats at the water's edge, for the fisherman had left them and were washing their nets." Now the word noticed is a very good word. He noticed that it was empty and he noticed that the fisherman were done fishing and he may have noticed that they didn't have any fish.

I am so glad that we have a God who notices us and what we are going through each and every day. We may not notice him but he notices us.

Now Jesus asked Simon the owner of the boat if he could use it and he got into the boat and started teaching the people on the shore, He noticed that it wasn't being used so he asked if he could use it.

Now verse 4 says, "When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, 'Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.'" That was what this boat was for. Verse 5, "'Master,'" Simon replied, 'we worked hard all last night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, I'll let the nets down again." And there it is, "But if you say so."

That is good reason for us to be in God's word every day. If he notices us and the life we are living and he has something to say that makes all the difference in our life then that is a great place for us to be every day. Yes there are people that I follow but Jesus is the one that if he says it then I will do it.

The story continues in verses 6-7, "And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking." Now that was an amazing problem.

Now Jesus asked three of those fisherman to follow him and they became the first of his disciples. They became fishers of men. That experience changed their lives. What was the phrase? But if you say so.

And living by that phrase we too can have a changed life. Yes, he notices us. He sees what has happened in our lives, what is happening right now in our lives and he notices what will happen if we do what he says. But if you say so. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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