God Ahnsahnghong & Heavenly Mother

"Because you say so, I will let down the nets"

Now, let's think about what we should do in this age, by looking at some records of what Jesus did while living on this earth 2,000 years ago.

Luke 5:1-11 『... He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, … When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." 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." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. … and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.』

Peter respected the word of God who came in the flesh and obeyed Him. As a result, he was blessed with a good outcome. God Himself said, "Let down the nets for a catch." These words of God were not recorded in the Old Testament, which was the only scripture at that time. However, Peter relied upon the words of Jesus, so he was able to gain much.

Suppose Peter relied on his own knowledge and experience and disobeyed the God who came in the flesh, when He told him to let down the nets. From a man's point of view, Peter, who was a fisherman, was more skilled at fishing than Jesus, who was a carpenter. When Peter, an expert fisherman, didn't catch anything all night long, Jesus said to him, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Then he obeyed His word and put out his net into the deep water, and caught a large number of fish.

We need to think about what this past incident teaches us today. As God came in the flesh 2,000 years ago, so Elohim Gods have come in the flesh and are with us in these days. Nevertheless, we often tend to neglect the words coming directly from God in flesh, while depending solely on the words described in the Bible.

Most people are dubious because God has a physical body like ours. If God told people to let down the nets with a majestic voice in an invisible spiritual form, not in the flesh, everyone would be filled with a mysterious feeling and obey His word without question or complaint, thinking of it as the work of God. Whether God has a human form or a spiritual form, His voice remains the same?the same word of God.

Without obedience to God's word, nothing can be gained. One's disobedience results in abandoning his faith. By obeying a single command of God, Peter, James and John were able to catch a lot more fish than they had caught in years with their lifelong learning skills and experiences, and the single act of obedience enabled them all to decide to follow the path of Christ.

Obedience is precious and beautiful. Faith without obedience is futile. Nevertheless, we sometimes find it so hard to obey. It is because we rely on our own thoughts rather on God's. Let's find out why we should obey God's word, forsaking our own thoughts, in the book of Isaiah.

Isa 55:6-11 『Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."』

God is there right beside us. We must not lose the opportunities given to us by disobeying God's word. The reason we fail to obey is because we rely on our own thoughts, wisdom and experience.

When God tells us something, we should forsake our own thoughts and do what God says to do without hesitation like Peter. Would Peter have been able to catch such a large number of fish if he had put out into the deep water and let down the nets after a few days, not right away? When Jesus told him to let down the nets, it was the time to catch lots of fish. If we hesitate when God commands us to do something, it is no different than disobedience.

We ought to do what God says, without delay. If one hesitates to obey His word, saying that he has understood the truth about God who has come in the flesh, it is proof that he doesn't have complete faith in God.



To be continued.