WHEN JESUS SAYS THANK YOU (2)

YOU HAVE A BOAT AND GOD NEEDS IT

When Jesus was through using Peter’s boat He resolved to saying thank you to Peter because Peter’s boat has fulfilled the purpose of the Master however, following are a few thoughts that will catapult you into glory within a twinkle of an eye when Jesus decides to say thank you for your service:

A. God will always need a platform or vessel as you may know it, Ezekiel 22v30 affirms this fact! But can’t God function outside man? No! God is a Spirit and to reckon with a world such as we are in today He needs a body (man/woman). That is why we are called His temple. God has no physical hands, legs, etc so He needs one who has these facilities to function here.

Man is God’s direct link with the world and God will always need man to tabernacle on earth else the world will be upside down. Hear this; as far as God’s business is concerned on earth He is indispensable of man. Hardly can one thrive without the other on earth.

The summary of this matter is that God needs you and the earlier you respond to His call the better for you. if you don’t respond as a full man you will as a maimed man, Isaiah 45v22-23; He as sworn by Himself or you can ask Jonah, Jonah 1 or Paul, Acts 9; they will tell you that it’s better to respond easily than to be forced by God.

B. A boat in your case may be your Carrier, Business, Gifts or Talents, Time even your comfort zone, home, house etc. Interestingly, we don’t know when God is signifying interest in any of these until we lose it out rightly. However we can avoid this from happening, once you notice your inability to produce with any of these types of boat, turn it over to God for His use.

Peter thought he was whiling away time not knowing that he was actually fulfilling purpose. Some turn their boats over to God partially, in Peter’s case it was partial and he got a boat sinking and net breaking result. God’s glory in the days of Moses and so on came down into the Temple in the same vein; you are a mobile tabernacle by design. A carrier of God’s glory. I step out every day with such mentality and it has shaped my life.

Confession

Father, I give-up my boat for your purpose and myself at your service all the days of my life.

Tomorrow, I will share with you the final key-point which launch you into the depths of God's abundance.