"Renew Our Minds"

From Teacher to Lord

Luke 5:8-10
8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men

Simon Peter had seen the two ships filled so that they began to sink. Was this amazing to these fishermen or what? They had been up all night, were exhausted and hungry most likely. Simon had listened and took action to the voice of Jesus. Was the reward and presence of God realized in the abundance of fish caught that day? Do you think that the miracle that Jesus performed when he told the fish to go into the nets was all that Jesus had in mind when he blessed Simon with the catch of the day?

We see in verse ten that not only was Simon amazed but James and John were too! These men had all seen and were quite amazed at the number of fish they had caught but they had found out that Jesus could do anything and that his power was not limited. After this Simon Peter was sure that Jesus was more than the master or teacher that he titled him as in verse five.

Luke 5:5 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.

We can see in verse eight that Simon fell at Jesus knees and told Jesus, "Depart from me for I am a sinful man, O Lord". Simon saw his sin and he also realized that Jesus was his Lord. In the Greek we find the word "Lord" and see what Simon Peter meant.

The Greek word is kurios
It is pronounced koo'-ree-os
From κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority.

In the mind of Peter, Jesus went from teacher in verse five to Supremacy in verse eight! It is our Lord that renews our mind, even today when we follow his word and do as he requests of us.

The greatest miracle was yet to come that day as Peter had accepted Jesus as his Lord; Jesus calmed Peter's fear and told him that he would from this time forward go and catch men. The word catch used here is found to mean in the Greek, "to take alive". Jesus taught him with his obediance in the smaller things with the fish but now he was ready to lead him in the greatest soul winning expedition to ever take place in their day!

If we are asked to involve ourselves in the smaller things of this life, will we be ready to move into action when we hear the voice of our Lord? Is it possible that we will be ready for the big picture? Is our purpose to do something more, when we first learn to trust in our Lord and Savior?

If you have been in doubt, why don't you believe in the Lord today and experience the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in your heart today? Jesus loves you, my friend!

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