Luke 5

Last week, I went fishing but didn’t catch anything. We were fishing for fun. The day before, I caught a 21-pound fish, so I was hoping for something bigger, which made me a bit disappointed. Peter and his crew had been out all night, fishing to earn a living, but they didn’t catch anything. They weren’t fishing for fun; they were fishing to survive. I can’t imagine how tired and discouraged they must have felt. But when they listened to and obeyed Jesus, they went out again, even though they were exhausted. To their surprise, they ended up needing help to pull in a huge catch. How much better our lives could be if we listened to and obeyed Jesus, even when we feel tired and discouraged.