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LESSONS FROM SIMON PETER

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The story of Simon Peter’s first encounter with Jesus Christ is one that many are familiar with. Still, it’s good to refresh our minds from time to time with this story and lessons that can be gotten from it.

The attitude of Simon Peter, who prior to that time didn’t know anything about Jesus, is worthy of note and I believe that such attitude is important in the life of anyone who truly wants to walk with the Messiah and be used by Him.

Here are four lessons to learn from Simon (Luke 5:1-11):

  • HE RELEASED WHAT HE HAD WILLINGLY FOR JESUS TO USE. Jesus needed a ship to stay in to teach multitudes and decided to use Simon Peter’s. Simon didn’t even know Jesus but he allowed Jesus to use his ship.
    He could have refused on account of not knowing Jesus. Besides, Simon had had an unpleasant fishing experience. He had toiled all night but didn’t catch any fish. It’s easy to be in a bad mood when such a thing occurs and because of that refuse to release what one has to the Lord. Not Simon! Although his all night fishing experience was fruitless, he didn’t let that discourage him from allowing Jesus use his ship.
  • HE TRUSTED JESUS. What does the bible say about trust? Many things. There is particularly one I love: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding…” (Prov. 3:5). Simon had toiled all night without catching any fish. Jesus told him “let down your net” . Simon replied stating his all night experience but he went further to say “nevertheless, at Jesus’ word, he’d let down his net”. The result? A great catch of fish.
    It pays to trust God beyond what past experiences have shown and even beyond the way we understand things.
  • HE WAS OBEDIENT. This goes in line with trust. You naturally obey anyone you trust. Simon trusted Jesus and so he obeyed Him when Jesus said “let down your nets”. He could have used logic or experience as an excuse to disobey. He had toiled all night without getting any fish. Logically it seemed impossible to get anything. But Simon chose to obey instead. He also obedient to Jesus’ call to follow Him and be fishers of men.
  • HE WAS HUMBLE. The reaction of Simon to the multitude of fish that was caught reveals his humility. He immediately got down on his knees and told Jesus to depart from him because he saw himself as someone unworthy of Jesus.
    What does the bible say about humility? God exalts the humble and He gives more grace to them.

Simon was one who had a close walk with Christ and was used powerfully by Him. The lessons above from his life, I believe, are essential to note for a close walk with the Lord and to be used mightily by Him.

Tomi Kayode.

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RESTORATION

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One evening while worshipping, God’s word struck me in a different light and I began to ask God for a restoration of innocence and wonder.

In Nigeria, when a man or woman is still virgin or has never had sexual intercourse with anyone, he or she is most times termed innocent but when sexual intercourse happens it is said that the innocence they once had is lost.

The Lord began to liken this with our walk with Him, when we first caught the fire for Jesus, we always loved fellowshipping with Him and other believers but at some point, we hit certain depths in God that made us feel like we have arrived. Pride got into the picture and what used to be like a life on fire for Jesus became so cold, we gradually began to romance the world and its ways because there was no hunger again.

Then I realized something, revival can never be seen when believers who are supposed to experience it are “wild”, it takes innocence, humility, wonder to experience Jesus over and over again. Jesus speaking in the book of Matthew 18:2-5 about having a child-like heart where we never question Divine orders or think our ways are super perfect than God’s and feel like our limited knowledge can take us anywhere in Him.

While I prayed, the Holy Spirit dropped this scripture in my heart, Joel 2:25-32.

25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Now He has promised to restore what we might have lost because we felt we had “arrived”, He says we will have plenty to eat right in His presence, as we hunger, He’d continually feed us with the meal of the Spirit that brings true satisfaction. He said thanksgiving will come forth from our lips and as a result there will be multiplication of what we’ve experienced here on earth which means He will without reserve pour out His Spirit on all flesh, not some but all and because of these mighty things will happen.

The reality of the earth being the Lord’s will be seen! Hallelujah!

Mercy Adesanwo.

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