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One More Shot

One time, when the crowds were pressing in around Jesus to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.  Jesus saw two boats by the lake but the fisherman were out of them and already washing their nets.  He got into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to pull out a little bit from the land.  Then Jesus say down and taught all the people from the boat.  After he finished teaching, Jesus said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."  Simon responded to Jesus saying that he had worked all night and had caught nothing, but that he would obey Jesus' word.  When Simon did this, they caught so many fish that their nets began to break.  They even called for their partners to come over and both boats were so filled that they began to sink. 

Put yourself in Simon's shoes for a minute.  He has just fished all night, the way he made his living, and caught nothing.  And now Jesus is telling him to put his nets out again.  How reluctant he must have been to do so, but he obeyed.  And look what happened.  Simon and his partners pulled in more fish than their nets and boats could even handle.

What have you been toiling at for weeks, months, or even years?  What are you working on or praying for that has been producing no results?  Is it time to give up?  Or is God telling you to let down your nets once more?  Obey my word and watch how I bless you.  Give me one more shot!

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