Bible Verse of The Day – 3-12-25

Luke 5:3 (LSB) 3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.

The word of God is full of examples of everyday, ordinary people having extraordinary encounters with God that forever changed them.

In fact, when people do meet God, they often come away broken; no longer themselves, but a person permanently changed by that encounter.

In the verse above, Jesus was surrounded by a large crowd as He walked along the shore. Nearby was a fishing boat that had been pulled up to the shore.

The fishermen from this boat, which belonged to Peter, had spent the previous night on the water in search of fish. But they had come up empty-handed and were busy cleaning their nets as Jesus approached.

Jesus got into the boat and directed them to pull a short distance out from shore so He could speak to the crowd.

After Peter pulled the boat out as directed, Jesus spent some time teaching. And when He was finished, He told Peter to pull out to deeper water and “let down your nets for a catch.”

Peter objected immediately, saying, “Master, we labored all night and caught nothing, but at Your word, I will let down the nets.”

Upon lowering their nets into the water as Jesus had instructed, the net became so full it began to break.

Peter called out to the other nearby boats, and they came and filled their boats with fish.

At that moment, Peter realized He was face to face with God. And he was immediately fearful and reverent.

Luke 5:8 (LSB) 8 But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

Peter was broken before Jesus, exclaiming that He was a sinful man.

From here, Peter’s life was turned upside down. He followed Jesus and surrendered his life to Him.

He was never the same.

He lived out the rest of His life in service to God’s kingdom because of His encounter with God in the flesh, Jesus Christ, the true Redeemer.

And, that faith eventually cost him his life. He died a martyr after spending the remainder of his life helping to spread God’s message, proclaiming the truth and the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Please join us tomorrow to look at another life that was forever changed by an encounter with God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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