Luke 5:1-11

Today Pastor Rob preached an excellent message on leading like Jesus and it was also a dedication to the retiring Senior Pastor Ron Hart who had led the church for 30 years. (I'll try to share what I can recognizing that I am in poor health right now. It has been a very difficult day for me as I share this. Fortunately I have KLOVE to listen to and that always keeps me going whether times are good or bad.)

The first thing we see in the passage is that Jesus had a vision for people. He saw how needy the people were and how they needed a Savior. He also recognized that while He was God, he was also human and would need help if he was going to reach all of those in need. His next job would be to seize the resources needed to carry out his mission. This was when he asked the fisherman to use their boats and then called them to be his disciples. The next thing Jesus had to face was reluctant obedience. The disciples weren't exactly excited about putting out their nets again having caught nothing during the night. They did it anyway but it wasn't exactly with enthusiasm. God still often has to deal with this in his followers today, but he can work even with reluctant obedience because his power works through us as long as we are faithful to carry out what he calls us to do. Finally, Jesus demonstrated godly power which caused people to want to follow him. The Lord set a good example in this passage of what we need to do to lead and what we can expect to encounter. If we have God's vision, if we use the resources he has placed all around us and in us, and use the power he gives us, then we too can be successful in reaching the world around us. Pray that all of us as Christians will look at people as Jesus did and do the things that Jesus modeled so that they may too become followers and have the hope of salvation.