Miraculous Catch of Fish on Lake Gennesaret
Today we will look at one of Christ’s earliest miracles. It starts out with a multitude by the Lake of Gennesaret wanting to hear the Word of God. Jesus got into Peter’s boat and moved away from the land a bit so that He could teach the people without being encumbered.
His miracle involved a great catch of fish when the disciples had already come up empty-handed. Jesus told the disciples to let down their nets for a great catch.
Peter said that he had toiled all night without results. But because the Lord asked him to, he did so anyway. He caught an amazing number of fish to the point of having a net break.
This miracle amazed everyone and many followed Jesus because of it.
Luke 5:1-11
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.