Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 5:1-11
by: Andrew J. Camenga.
A good teaching technique is to move from that which is known to that which is unknown. For the disciples, Jesus used this method to demonstrate that God's call on them was akin to catching fish. In this text Jesus took the familiar world of fishing, placed the disciples in a new situation, and demonstrated his power in their field of expertise.
While we seem to have a good grasp on the "flesh and blood" side of life, God knows more than we do. He is Lord of the spiritual; he is also Lord of the physical. Instead of demanding that God heed our experience, let us give our lives to the one who is Lord of all.