I have been blogging about the message I spoke last Sunday at Hoosier Harvest Church. I taught about the Parable of the Net. Make sure you read The Net – Part 1 &…The Net – Part 2…before you read this one…

Lessons about the Net…

Lesson #3 – Nets Must Be CAST

Luke 5:4

When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

Nets are made to be cast. A net does no good sitting in the boat collecting dust. You can spend all your time mending your net, washing you net, but if you don’t cast your net it will never do what it has the potential to do…CATCH FISH! Our faith is the same. Our faith is about using it, not just having it. Faith without action is dead. The Bible says this about faith…

James 2:17

In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Faith that is not used and practiced is as good as dead. It just sits in the boat collecting spiritual dust. Jesus told the disciples to cast their nets and GO! We have to put our faith into action and believe God for great things! When the disciples were fishing close to shore they didn’t catch ANYTHING! They spent all their time without catching one fish. But when Jesus said, “Launch out into the deep…” they didn’t think anything would happen.

Luke 5:5

Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

 Simon thought it would be a waste of time going out to the deep, but they went anyway. Sometimes God will call us to go out into the deep. It can be scary in the deep, it can be uncomfortable in the deep, it can take time to go out to the deep. But the deep is where the big fish are at. You don’t catch big fish in the shallow, you catch big fish in the deep! If you want to catch the big things from God, you have to go out to the deep end. You have to step out into uncharted territory! When the disciples went out to the deep and cast their nets they caught an abundance of fish! So many they thought their nets would tear! You see, when we go where God is telling us to go the provision is ALREADY there! The disciples would have missed the fish if they stayed close to shore doing what they were doing. But when they listened to Christ and went where He told them to go, ALL the fish were waiting for them! God has what you need waiting for you if you will step out and go where He is calling you to go. On our own strength we will never catch what God has, but when we tune into God’s frequency and follow Him we will have ALL we need!

What are you believing God for? What are you stepping out into the “deep?”  Are you listening to God’s direction in every area of your life? God will give you wisdom in each area of your life: Finances, career, relationships, struggles, addictions, business deal, etc…