Faith Acts On The Word!

Mar 12, 2025·By Bongiwe Mthembu

“And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net." Luke 5:5 (KJV)

Many people have had failures in their lives in one area or the other; almost everyone has experienced a season of dryness and unfruitfulness even when they have done all that they were supposed to do. Our opening verse tells us of Simon, who later becomes known as Peter, a fisherman who became the Lord Jesus' disciple. Now, Peter was a seasoned fisherman; he had been in the business for sometime, but the day he had an encounter with the Master, he was experiencing a dry season; he had toiled all night and had made no catch. He and his men were washing their nets and getting ready to leave empty handed and disappointed.

Prior to them preparing to leave, the Lord Jesus had ask to use Peter's boat to preach. When the Lord Jesus had finished preaching, they got ready to call it a day; a day of defeat and unfruitfulness. They were ready to head on home to their families frustrated and all worked up with no catch for the day. That day meant they had lost and had suffered a deficit. I bet many of us have felt that way. It just didn't matter how much effort we put in, but still no catch! However, there was a turn of events; something Simon Peter was not expecting at all. In the fourth verse just when they were about to take their leave, the Lord Jesus told Peter to launch their nets into the deep to catch fish. In our opening verse we see him responding to the Lord Jesus' instruction.

It didn't matter to Peter how long they had toiled without any results, but he was willing to give it another try because Jesus had said so. He could have refused because of the fear of failing again, but he chose to have confidence and total dependence on Jesus and His Word. When he did as the Lord had told him, they caught a multitude of fish so much so that their nets couldn't hold them. So many people have gone through seasons of failure, unfruitfulness, heartache and disappointment to the point where they don't want to give it another try. They've toiled for years trying to make their careers, marriages, businesses, or ministries to work but failed. They've been heartbroken and disappointed time and again with nothing to show for their hard work and investments of love and time.

Perhaps you've been trying out for a job, a business deal, a baby, or that particular academic module or even a relationship, but yet no pleasant results throughout the years. I want to encourage you today not to put away your nets as yet but to act on God's Word and launch into the deep for a catch by faith. Don't walk away just yet, the Lord Jesus gives you an instruction today to give it another shot, this time it is at His command and it will work. You see, faith acts on the Word intentionally with the determination to see it produce results. A believer acts on God's Word by faith regardless of past failures and defeat. When you put the Word of God to work you're sure to get results. Listen to what the Holy Spirit has to say concerning that situation you've been struggling with for years, and do what He tells you by faith; you're sure to come out victorious. It's not too late, you can still have a victorious start and end to the year.

Prayer:

Dear Father, I thank you for your love and kindness towards me. I thank you because your Word is true for my life and I can have full confidence in its efficacy. Daddy at your Word today, I launch into the deep and cast my nets again regardless of the toiling. I put your Word to work in my life and I act on it by faith expecting a turn around in any situation that has proven to be a failure in the past. I rise up with faith in my heart believing every word concerning me and I lay hold of the glorious life of victory, prosperity, and peace you've destined me to live, in Jesus' Name. Amen.