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, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the
fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. Luke 5:1-2. Continue...
THOUGHT
FOR THE DAY: The
end of human effort is the beginning of Divine input.
The
fishermen were washing their nets nearby because their labour produced no
yield. They probably were about to go home and tell their wives that there was
nothing to show for a day’s labour. What this means is that there is a limit to
human expertise, wisdom and effort. Peter was not new at fishing (not an
amateur fisherman), he was not using a canoe or boat to fish, he was using a
ship, yet he toiled all night and caught nothing.
Beloved,
there are times when a man has exhausted his efforts, wisdom and expertise. At
such times, God wants to show that man is limited and that there is an extent
he can’t reach in life except God is involved. There is a point in life where
you know that you can’t move further without God; that was the point Peter got
to. It is at such times that some people commit suicide, join the occult, etc.
The end of
human effort is the beginning of Divine input. When you are at the end of your
own struggle, then the stage is set for God to manifest. A young lady sent me a
text some time ago. In the text, she said that she was owing a bank some money
in five zeroes. A word came in a service held towards the end of that year,
that there would be no carry-over and that God was going to change people’s
stories. On the 30th of December, she received a message from
the bank that an unknown person came and paid the exact amount of her debt into
her account and cleared the loan. Today, if there is anybody saying, ‘I am
exhausted; I don’t know what to do again, I have tried everything. My wisdom,
certificate and connections have failed me.’ Congratulations! God is about to
start something new in your life.
Remember
this: the end of human effort is the beginning of Divine input.
ASSIGNMENT
(S)
- Come to the point in your life
where there is practically nothing that you can boast about.
- Surrender your expertise,
knowledge, certificate and contacts to God.
PRAYER: Lord, I depend on You for
everything. Help me to continually remind myself of this, in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE: Those who wait on the
Lord cannot waste on earth. Those who trust in God cannot rust in life. Culled
from 30 SECRETS TO THE TOP by Dr Paul Enenche.
Source:
Seeds of Destiny, 09/11/2014.
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