Title: Peter emptied himself / Luke 5:1-11
Contents This time, I can feel how great the power of prayer is with time and time.
The meeting ended with grace.
When the proud American pastors humbly received grace and finished the meeting, they wrote down their addresses.
He asked for special prayers for church revival and asked me to send him some books written in English.
I even begged.
Some said it was the first time such a hot meeting was held.
I realized again that I could not do missionary work without your earnest prayers behind me.
Wherever Jesus was going, people would come like clouds to hear the word of God.
gathered. How did you know that Jesus was still on the shores of Lake Gennesaret?
Many people gathered.
Lake Gennesaret is the Sea of Galilee or lake, located in the region of Gennesaret.
That's why it was called that, also called Tiberabada.
At this time, looking down on the Sea of Galilee, Simon Peter and the other fishermen had been
They couldn't catch a single fish and were washing their nets with an empty heart, when Jesus
He borrowed Peter's boat and said,
After he had finished speaking, he said to Peter, “Go into the deep and let down your nets to catch fish.
Catch it,” he said.
At this time, Peter said, “I worked all night and caught nothing, but
I will help you lower your nets.” He went into the depths and lowered his nets.
Unexpectedly, so many fish were caught that the nets were torn.
Peter, without being greedy, beckons the other boat to come and divides it into two
Even though it was packed, it was enough to submerge my stomach.
If he had tried to go alone, Peter's ship would have sank.
Even though Jesus rented a boat for a while to use it as a pulpit to preach the word,
You have repaid me with such a great blessing.
Dr. J. Vermon McGee said, "Every pulpit is like a fishing boat."
He said that the reason was, “It is a place to share the word of God and also meat.
Because it is a fishing place.”
When Peter saw that a lot of fish were caught unexpectedly, he danced and rejoiced.
Instead, he fell at the feet of Jesus and said, “Leave me, Lord, for I am a sinner.”
And he realized his incompetence, lack, and distrust, and repented.
At this time, Jesus said, “Do not be afraid, from now on you will become fishers of men.
It will be done.” When Peter heard these words, he left everything behind.
He said he followed Jesus.
Many truths can be found in these words today, but among them,
In particular, we can find that Peter emptied himself three times.
You cannot be a true servant of the Lord without denying yourself and emptying yourself.
You cannot receive spiritual and physical blessings.
1. He emptied himself before the Word.
When Peter said, “Go out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch,” Peter
He was speaking the exact opposite of experience and knowledge.
Originally, meat was caught in shallow water at night, but on the contrary, it was caught in broad daylight.
It is in the deep and He told us to let down our nets, so it is really hard to obey and follow.
It's difficult. Peter probably said, “Don’t say that. you are a carpenter
He's a son, so what do you know? When it comes to fishing, I am an expert.”
Had I answered, there would have been no great events in Christian history,
But Peter emptied all his experience, knowledge, and preconceived notions, and
They obeyed, saying, “By your word, I will let down the nets.”
As a result, contrary to his thoughts and experiences, many fish were caught and the nets
It was about to rip.
Even when God gives grace and blessings, we cannot bear it enough to tear our nets.
is to give. Like Peter, who emptied himself before the word of God and obeyed
Without work, you cannot experience true grace and blessings.
Jesus said, “Unless anyone turns and becomes like a child, he will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
You cannot enter.” Also, the words of man’s long experience and knowledge
If you do not empty yourself in front of the Word, you cannot have the right faith
It says you can't get in.
Some people go to church all their lives and see Jesus as a saint like Confucius or Mencius.
Thinking of me as only one person, He died on the cross to atone for my sins
There are those who do not believe in the risen Savior.
Some people are fairly well-argued and even become a butler, yet they still have sangcheong at home.
I have seen them prepare breakfast every day and bow down. some for life
There are people who believe in Jesus but do not even think about tithing.
Some people go to church like that, but don't even pray out loud,
There are people who believe only what they think.
Peter emptied himself before the word and threw away all his knowledge and experience.
A person who did what he said.
2. After being blessed, he emptied himself.
When you empty yourself before the word and obey the word, the fish will break so that the net is torn.
Seeing him caught, Peter liked it, so he didn't dance or cling to the blessed substance.
Not only sharing with others, but kneeling at the feet of Jesus who performed the miracle
“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinner,” he humbledly repented.
After receiving the blessing, he emptied himself and fell on his knees before the blessed Lord.
I knelt down.
When something goes well or succeeds by God's grace, we get carried away or
Do not cling to it, but realize more deeply the Lord who provided it, and realize your own inadequacy and incompetence.
must realize.
But some people turn away from the Lord because of good business or blessings.
And because of that, I became proud, and because of that blessing, I cheated on him
It is often seen that the business goes bankrupt.
In fact, after being blessed is a more dangerous time, and success is greater than failure
You should always keep in mind that it is more of a crisis.
The more successful and blessed you are, the more deeply you realize your own incompetence and lowliness.
Like Peter, you must kneel before the Lord.
Such a person does not fail and God gives greater grace.
Peter is a man who will become a great vessel, he knows the source of blessings and miracles.
It is the person who emptied more thoroughly and returned to the zero state.
Deuteronomy 8:12 says, “You will eat and be satisfied, and you will build a beautiful house and dwell in it.
And when your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold increase, and all that you possess,
I fear that your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God.”
And he said, “I am afraid, but if you say in your heart, by my might and the strength of my hand,
lest I have gained this riches. Remember the LORD your God, who will give you
He has given us the ability to obtain wealth.”
Abraham's only son Isaac, born when he was a hundred years old, could be placed on the altar of God.
What happened was that he had the son because he had good energy and that he had acquired it through his talents.
Rather, he thoroughly recognized that he was the son of God's miraculous grace.
Because he was there, he did not hesitate when the God who gave him his son told him to bring it back.
that was given back. After Abraham was blessed, he could empty himself.
Because he was there, he said, “Now I know that you fear me,” and even more
I am blessed.
A certain beggar-like child fell in the window in front of the confectionery shop on the eve of Christmas.
I want to eat delicious sweets, but a gentleman takes me in when I see him looking inside
We bought a bag of sweets as desired, the child loved it.
As he left the store door, the gentleman said to the beggar child with a bag of sweets, “Your uncle is a cookie.
Shall we try one?” and he held out his hand and said “No” and ran away.
There are so many lives like this child.
As I built the 10,000-pyeong, 10,000-square temple, I was blessed with God's tremendous blessing and grace
It even makes you feel afraid. I prayed for the building and sometimes prayed like this
do.
After building this temple, even if you receive a greater blessing than this, you will never be arrogant.
I pray that it will not happen. “Geumran Church is the Lord's Church, and there are more than 70,000 people.
The saints are not my flock, but the Lord's sheep, and the temple is the Lord's temple.
We are building by the miracle of the Holy Spirit.” He often prays a confession of faith.
The more we receive blessings, the more we must never forget to empty ourselves.
When you see ships floating in the sea, there is no exception to drain the seeping water out.
You can see that the device is complete.
Without a device to constantly empty the ship, the ship will soon sink.
3. He emptied himself for devotion.
Peter emptied himself before the word, and as a result caught many fish.
Without clinging to it, “Lord, I am a sinner”
and emptied himself. In the end, Jesus said, “From now on,
I will become a fisherman.” He left everything behind and followed Jesus.
In the end, we throw away all material things and worldly things that disappear after a while, and are eternal.
I have become a disciple who is used for the kingdom of heaven.
It is to become an apostle who spreads the gospel for the salvation of souls, a great devotion
It's self-blame. Peter caught a fish, but Jesus caught Peter.
The purpose of making Peter catch a lot of fish is to save souls for the kingdom of God.
It is intended to be used for work.
To catch people means to save souls, we Christians
The ultimate goal is to save many souls directly or indirectly.
Peter became a fisher of men because Peter himself was caught by Jesus.
He was arrested by Jesus because he knew that Peter would empty him.
Because of this, the church members are not caught and they are only suffering.
The reason Jesus doesn't catch them is because there are many things in their hands and they try to grab hold of the things of the world.
Because it is full of desire.
Peter left the boat, the net, and everything behind, and followed Jesus.
I finally became a fisher of people, but also sacrificed my life to martyrdom.
I did. I emptied myself forever.
To the extent that you emptied yourself, you are filling yourself with the eternal things of heaven.
In “Quvadis”, when a great persecution broke out in Rome, Peter’s disciples briefly
Hearing that he was forced to do something big in the future after saving his life by avoiding it.
He escaped from the Roman castle and fled when he came to Alban Hill, and saw a bright light.
I saw Jesus appearing and going towards Rome.
Then Peter knelt down and said, “Quo Vadis Domine,” that is, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus said, “You left the flock and ran away, so I will go back to Rome and feed the flock.
I will take care of you,” he said.
Peter turned and went to Rome, where he was finally martyred.
When he tried to crucify Peter and crucify him, he said, “How can a person like me be with our Lord?
Would you like to die on the cross together, please hang me upside down."
ran and was martyred.
Those who do not empty themselves, the Lord will not take hold of them, and the Lord will not suffocate them.
Otherwise, you cannot become a fisher of men.
Hallelujah