Welcome to our service today. It is great to have you here and we would love to invite you to stay after the service and join us for morning tea.
God’s simple requests are often stepping stones to life’s greatest blessings. When Peter said yes to Jesus’ two small requests, his whole mission changed from fisherman to fisher of men.
After a long and fruitless night Peter would have been exhausted. Yet he willingly accepted Jesus on board and pushed his boat out from the shore so everyone could hear what He was saying. After delivering His message, the Lord told Peter to head out to deeper water, even though from Peter’s point of view the timing was wrong. Despite this, Peter obeyed and was blessed with not one but two loads of fish.
Often God’s blessings result from our compliance with seemingly insignificant requests. If we refuse His prompting to perform minor actions, what reason have we given Him to trust us with a more important responsibility?
If Peter had refused to lend Jesus his boat he’d have missed the blessing of a huge catch of fish – and perhaps even the opportunity to be an apostle. Over the next few years Peter personally witnessed miracles more spectacular than any he saw that first day. So let’s make sure we are faithful in the small things the Lord asks of us so we are ready for the bigger ones that lie ahead.
Blessings,
Sandra
Beckenham Baptist Church 