DIVINE PARTNERSHIP
Preacher: Bro. Bunmi Jembola
Bible Text: Luke 5:1-6
5 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon′s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 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.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
People who want to travel fast go it alone but people who need to go far travel with a team. In life, a single man can only do so much, unfortunately, we have a world that celebrates ?single-man? heroes whereas; there is no hero who is ever ?self-made? Every great outcomes of life is frequently the product of excellent teams. The story is often told of the gatekeeper at NASA America?s aero Space agency who was asked by President John F. Kennedy ?What are you doing?? His response: I am helping to place a man on the moon.
Partnership in life is key in achieving success. It is important to state however that it is not all partnerships that will move your life forward. There are some partnerships which destroy rather than enhance destiny. The partnership between Abraham and Lot almost ruined the vision of Abraham. Imagine if Abraham was still with Lot in Sodom. He would probably have lost his possessions and God?s promises of blessings like Lot did. In life we must run away from bad influences. The book of Amos asks a germane question ?Can two work together except they be agreed?? The agreement in partnership should not just be mental accent but also an agreement in purpose and vision.
My particular focus today dear reader; is your partnership with God. Why do you need to partner with God?
First, you must know that all of the life of a man is a race! We are constantly running and all of that race will be a rat race if is it is not aided by grace. But what is grace? Grace is basically G(God)+Race=Grace. If the God factor is not included in your race in life for the full length of life you can?t do more than run a rat race. The rat race wears a man. Rat race brings no real fruitfulness but a partnership with God always does. A partnership with God brings the grace for ease into your entire race. Would you rather have that ease or continue to toil. Now, something tells me that you have toiled enough and desperately desire the rest of God. Were it not for the grace of God Peter would have returned home empty that night.
Secondly, I should point out that the most important criteria for walking with God is absolute obedience. It would perhaps interest you to know that those who ?know too much? will hardly ever succeed walking with God. Those four words of Peter strike me each time I read them. ?Never the less at thy word...? It simply doesn?t make sense. Now here is the most annoying part: how would Jesus be requesting help from a frustrated man? Peter had been frustrated all night, he just wanted to wash his boat and go to rest then Jesus came and was now asking him to do some work- a total stranger o. Peter had to wait again for Jesus to finish his preaching, someone who did not sleep all through the night. If it was anyone else the reaction will naturally be furious. I?d probably have sounded like ?Guy, if you don? get out of my way now...? But Peter was too smart for that. And the result is one of the world?s most phenomenal miracles. On top of that miracle he became the fisher of men. This year, if you will get more from your ?boat? stupid obedience to the voice of God is non-negotiable.
Bible Text: Luke 5:1-6
5 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon′s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 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.
6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
People who want to travel fast go it alone but people who need to go far travel with a team. In life, a single man can only do so much, unfortunately, we have a world that celebrates ?single-man? heroes whereas; there is no hero who is ever ?self-made? Every great outcomes of life is frequently the product of excellent teams. The story is often told of the gatekeeper at NASA America?s aero Space agency who was asked by President John F. Kennedy ?What are you doing?? His response: I am helping to place a man on the moon.
Partnership in life is key in achieving success. It is important to state however that it is not all partnerships that will move your life forward. There are some partnerships which destroy rather than enhance destiny. The partnership between Abraham and Lot almost ruined the vision of Abraham. Imagine if Abraham was still with Lot in Sodom. He would probably have lost his possessions and God?s promises of blessings like Lot did. In life we must run away from bad influences. The book of Amos asks a germane question ?Can two work together except they be agreed?? The agreement in partnership should not just be mental accent but also an agreement in purpose and vision.
My particular focus today dear reader; is your partnership with God. Why do you need to partner with God?
First, you must know that all of the life of a man is a race! We are constantly running and all of that race will be a rat race if is it is not aided by grace. But what is grace? Grace is basically G(God)+Race=Grace. If the God factor is not included in your race in life for the full length of life you can?t do more than run a rat race. The rat race wears a man. Rat race brings no real fruitfulness but a partnership with God always does. A partnership with God brings the grace for ease into your entire race. Would you rather have that ease or continue to toil. Now, something tells me that you have toiled enough and desperately desire the rest of God. Were it not for the grace of God Peter would have returned home empty that night.
Secondly, I should point out that the most important criteria for walking with God is absolute obedience. It would perhaps interest you to know that those who ?know too much? will hardly ever succeed walking with God. Those four words of Peter strike me each time I read them. ?Never the less at thy word...? It simply doesn?t make sense. Now here is the most annoying part: how would Jesus be requesting help from a frustrated man? Peter had been frustrated all night, he just wanted to wash his boat and go to rest then Jesus came and was now asking him to do some work- a total stranger o. Peter had to wait again for Jesus to finish his preaching, someone who did not sleep all through the night. If it was anyone else the reaction will naturally be furious. I?d probably have sounded like ?Guy, if you don? get out of my way now...? But Peter was too smart for that. And the result is one of the world?s most phenomenal miracles. On top of that miracle he became the fisher of men. This year, if you will get more from your ?boat? stupid obedience to the voice of God is non-negotiable.
