Peter's Failure Turned...

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Obeying God (in small matters) is an essential step in receiving God’s greatest blessings. Complete obedience to the instructions of the Lord brings a glorious turn-around. Partial obedience is actually complete disobedience.

Our obedience to God is not optional and must be absolute, complete. Peter obeyed Jesus in 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” Suppose Peter had said, “Look, I’m busy cleaning my nets right now.

I can’t help you because I’m going to fish again tonight.” Or he could have said, “Why don’t you ask to use that other boat, over there?” Or, “I’ve already been fishing today; it would be a waste of time to go again.” If Peter had said anything other than YES, he would have missed the greatest fishing experience  and a turn-around from utter failure to net-breaking success, of his life. To turn failures into success, we must obey whatever Jesus tells us to do.

Cooperate with his instructions even when it doesn’t make sense. Peter said “But because you say so Lord…” 1st Samuel 15:22 – “And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams” Just obey Him….

You will have good success this 2018. 

Remain blessed. 

Shalom.