Good Morning Sunshine! Do It Because Jesus Said So!

Luke 5:4-5 NIV ~ “When [Jesus] had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.’ Simon answered, ‘Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

Luke 5:5 NKJV ~ “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.”

Have you ever been on the other side of these words as a child? Because I said so.” You asked your mom or dad a question and they said those four words, because I said so! And then you responded, “But why?” and they replied, “Because I said so.” End of discussion! I would be so mad when I heard this. I wanted to know why, why did I have to do it or why did they say no! Either way, I wanted an answer other than because I said so! This meant that I was supposed to simply obey you without an explanation of why! It’s your flesh warring against your spirit! Deny your flesh and let the Spirit of God lead you!

Now, I want to take you back to our scripture and I want you to focus on the words in verse 5, in the NIV and NKJ. The NIV says: But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” Because Jesus said so, Simon did it! The NKJ, it says: nevertheless, at Your word I will let down the net. Simon simply did it because Jesus said so! You see no matter how you look at it, he did it because Jesus said so! Can you say that you do the same thing?

If you are a follower of Jesus, He expects you to obey whatever He tells you to do, even if it appears foolish to you or to other people! You simply do it because Jesus said so, even if it doesn’t make sense, even if you don’t understand it, you get a nevertheless in your spirit and you do it because Jesus said so! You will be glad that you obeyed!

Did you notice his reaction as you read the scripture? He didn’t argue with Jesus. He didn’t say, excuse me, I’m a fisherman and I know when, where and how to fish. He didn’t question Jesus about Him telling him how to do his job? He didn’t think twice about what Jesus told him to do. When Jesus told him to launch out, he didn’t go seeking for advice, he didn’t get a team together, he didn’t even complain about being tired, he didn’t even try to procrastinate and put it off until tomorrow! He just responded to Jesus with a yes and he simply obeyed!

I don’t know what God has told you to do, but I will tell you this, you need to obey. Isaiah 55:11 NKJV, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Jesus knows better than you and His Word will come to past! Because when you are disobedient, you are only hurting and delaying your own blessings of what God said would happen!

I want you to become a “because God Said So” person so that you can experience all of the blessings that He has stored up for you. They are out in the deep, you are too close to the shore! When God gives you an instruction to do something, stop trying to be analytical and figure it out, His instructions do not have to make sense to you. “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?” (Numbers 23:19)! You just need to follow and obey all of the instructions that He gives you, this is not a pick and choose moment! It’s all of none, 99-1/2 won’t do, it’s 100 or none at all. It’s your choice, obey or disobey!

The Bible has told you that you are in His capable Hand’s. He made you and planned out and purposed your life. So, who are you to talk back to God? “But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?” (Romans 9:20-21, NIV)! He who made you knows more about you than you know about yourself!

You need to accept the purpose He designed you for! Today, your goal is not to question God but simply to trust and obey Him even if you don’t understand why and even if it’s hard to do. Say this out loud to yourself, “I will accept the way that I am made and the plans that He has set before me, because He said so!” When God says so, you just need to do it, trusting Him in faith. You can trust God because He always knows what’s best for you, He had your interest in mind, when He created that blessing for you, even if you can’t see it right away, it’s there!

Let’s Pray:
Thank You Father! Father help me to show my love for You by being obedient to what you tell me to do. Help me to do it without question, just simply obeying You, because You said so! “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13.  Father, I long to work out my salvation with fear and trembling in You because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Father, I want to make wise decisions that honor and please You above all else. Father, I need Your Grace and Spirit to empower me to obey, so I rest in You and trust You are working in my regenerated heart. Please give me a hunger for Your Word so that my mind can be renewed to be able to say no to the world and the flesh and yes to You. Thank You for finishing the work You have begun in me. Father You said that I am to obey Your Word and follow Your Ways. Father help me to say yes to You simply because You said so at all times. In the Name of Jesus Christ! Amen!

Blessings…
Minister Jean