Chapter 1 A Consecrated Life - Far Eastern Bible College

word, to do whatever He tells you to do, even if it seems to go against
all human reason? Let us learn from Simon Peter, to say, “O Lord, while
everything seems to argue against what thou art asking me to do,
nevertheless, at Thy Word, I will do it.”
And when this kind of trust leads us to obey the Lord’s word to us,
the results can be quite surprising. Look at verses 6 and 7, and see how
greatly they were blessed:
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude
of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their
partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come
and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so
that they began to sink.
It’s impossible for us to fully imagine the intense emotions that they
must have felt when all of this happened. To them it might have seemed
as if every fish in the sea of Galilee had heard the Lord’s command and
headed right to that spot in the sea, and swam right into the nets. Never
had they seen anything like this before. There were fish everywhere,
flipping and flapping in the water, in the nets and in the boat. It was a
dream come true for these fishermen. Their excitement, their elation,
their exultation over this miracle must have known no limits. What
tremendous returns their faith in the Word of Christ had brought to
them! From then on, there could be no further question about what they
should do when Christ told them to do anything at all. They should
certainly obey Him.
Dear reader, there is no life more blessed than to live in obedient
trust in the Lord. When you follow Christ and take Him at His word,
you will find life to be so much more blessed, meaningful, and fulfilling
than before. Living in obedient faith in the Lord is like living in a
different dimension altogether: God is the One in charge of your life. He
knows where to lead you, He knows what will happen to you in the end.
That is all you need. There is such perfect peace in fully trusting the
Lord. You will be led to say, “I will do whatever He wants Me to do. I
will go wherever He wants Me to go. There is nothing at all for me to
fear.”
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