In Luke 5, Jesus tells Peter to take his boat out into the deep water and drop his nets. Peter, an experienced fisherman, had been up all night, tirelessly trying to catch fish that were nowhere to be found, had stayed after long enough to hear Jesus speak and was undoubtedly ready to go to bed instead of drop nets in the same waters he had already experienced as fruitless.
Nonetheless, Peter said, "because you say so, I will" (v 5). And so he dropped his net, catching so many fish he had to call his partners, James and John, to bring another boat!
Principle: Obeying God may not always seem attractive but God can bless us in ways we would not have believed. Note that Peter didn't say he knew that he would catch fish - quite the opposite, he didn't think there were any fish to catch, but chose to obey anyway.
Application: When God's Word is clear as to what you are to do, when you feel the tug of the Spirit on your heart to act, when Jesus shows up with a divine opportunity for you to respond, don't allow Satan to tell you why you couldn't or shouldn't do it, just drop your net and let God grant the increase! Jus' Say'n.
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