Nets Let Down and Laid Down

Jesus continues teaching but this time from a boat while his listeners gather on the shore. When he finishes, he tells Simon and the other fishermen put out into deeper waters and let down their nets. They do so reluctantly because they have caught nothing all day, and when they do, they bring in a remarkable catch. Simon immediately responds with a keen awareness of his own sinful unworthiness. But Jesus invites them to join him - not to catch fish but to gather the hearts of men. And they respond by leaving everything to follow him.

Luke continues demonstrating Jesus' absolute authority. He has authority in teaching, over sickness and disease, and even over the demonic forces. And now, we see that he also has complete mastery over the natural world. What life-long fishermen could not do all day, Jesus does with ease. When we truly glimpse Jesus' authority, we should also have a similar response to Simon's! To confess our own unworthiness and to drop everything to follow him. That's where discipleship begins.⁠