Depth By His Word

Luke 5:1-6:So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.  Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”  And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

The deep things of God are hidden in the depths of His presence, and only those who truly understand the power of His Word can access them. These treasures of the Kingdom aren’t available to those who stay in shallow waters.

Look at Peter—he toiled all night in the shallow waters without success. But when Jesus spoke the Word, Peter took the risk, launched into the deep, and experienced overwhelming abundance where there had once been fruitless labor.

This is a message for Christians today, especially those who are more fascinated by prophetic words, dreams, visions, and revelations than by the Word of God itself. We can spend hours in a “prophetic meeting,” feeling amazed by the prophecies, but struggle to sit through 20 minutes of sound biblical teaching.

Remember, Satan doesn’t fear your dreams or your prophecies, no matter how accurate they are. What truly terrifies him is the release of God’s Word. It’s like a bullet, powerful enough to shatter and destroy every scheme of the enemy.