LUKE 5:1-11
Peter and his companions had been working hard all night. Their efforts had not produced even one fish. They had given up and were headed home. But Jesus told them to try it just one more time.
It would have been easy for Peter to reject Jesus' command. After all, Peter had been a fisherman all his life. Jesus was just a preacher. What did He know about fishing. Yet something, or rather someone, caused Peter to try just once more.
Many people are like Simon Peter and his partners. They have done all that they know to do and yet they've come up empty-handed. This causes a despair and hopelessness that causes many people to quit trying. Yet, just one word from Jesus can make the same tasks that have been unproductive on our own bear fruit.
The key to success or failure lies in doing things at the word of Jesus. Peter said, "at thy word I will let down the net." God's words always get results.
We must make sure our efforts are directed by God and we will experience the results that have got by us in the past.