Luke 5:1-5 KJ21
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 [2] and saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets. [3] And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people from the boat. [4] Now when He was through speaking, He said unto Simon, “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draft.” [5] And Simon answering said unto Him, “Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Nevertheless, at Thy word I will let down the net.”

Peter’s famous response to the master’s instruction saying, “at thy word I will let down the net.” The Christian life is a constant walk of faith, not second-guessing ourselves and analysing every word of instruction but firmly taking hold of the word and applying it to our situations.
How many times has the Lord given us an instruction we thought was silly, unusual, and too mundane to make a difference? We all react in a superior way in certain quarters and with most people. Imagine how Peter must have felt to have this non-fisherman tell him-the hardened fisherman, the expert fisherman, the professional, how to do his job, a job he had been doing for a long time.
We pray we fast, we wait for an answer, a breakthrough, and a miracle but often when the answer comes, we disobey the instruction because we think less of it either if it didn’t match our expectations or meet what we think was our need.
We find that sometimes even if our head knowledge says no to the instruction before us, we take God at His Word and Promises.
Naaman was so desperate to be healed from leprosy but when Prophet Elisha told him what to do in 2 Kings 5, he was angry and question the authenticity of the God of Israel.
We ask the Lord to touch us, reveal Himself to us, use us but when He tells us what He requires from us, the sacrifices it would entail, rather than say “at thy word Lord,” we shy away from the instruction.
Like Peter, so many of us think we know what we want and how to get it without considering that the Lord may have a better, simpler and more productive way of helping us achieve that goal.
We have toiled all night—sound like many of us who have several jobs but without the desired fruit. All labour is fruitless where the blessing of God is not, but especially that of the ministry. It is the presence and influence of Christ, in a congregation, a ministry, a home, family, business and personal life that causes the increase and establish growth: without Him, whatever effort we put in or abilities we have maybe, an all-night of fruitless labour.
Vs 4 says Jesus told Simon Peter to let down his nets, but Peter’s response was partial obedience- at thy word I will let down my net. We must remember that the Lord provides our needs before they arise- the word had gone out and will not return to the Master empty, the fish heard the instructions to enter the “net” but saw one net which they all swarm in thereby breaking the net.
The Lord may not be a professional in your field, He is still the authority on all things and the Word of God, able to control creation at command and knows all things. He knows where all the best things you need are. Listen to Him.
The Lord will never give us anything we don’t have the capacity to carry, manage or handle- when He tells us to let down our nets, let’s be sure to say “at thy word Lord, I will let down my nets” so, you are not only prepared but able to carry that blessing, favour, promotion and harvest. At thy word Lord.
Shalom