“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking,. . . . . . . . . . . .”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 5th September2024 – LUKE 5:1-11.
So, it is not impossible, it’s rather rare for fishermen to go fishing all through the night and not catch even one fish.
Usually, during the day, fishes go down up to the water bed to find food among the plants growing there. As well as to stay far away from human activities.
However, at night, when everywhere is quiet and peaceful, these fish will come up close to the surface of the water.
This is the science and the logic behind going to fish at night.
Now, one can see why it is rare to go fishing all through the night with spread and drag nets nets and still not come out with even a single fish.
Now, the situation with Simon Jonah and his colleagues on that particular night can be likened to what has been happening to some of us.
Some of us have two basic degrees. Then we have masters and PhD,. Not talking of the additional professional qualifications that we have gathered. Yet we can not secure adequate employment to afford us even an average life.
Some of us, who are into business, be it trading or service rendering, we have learned and mastered the rubrics of the trade and done every single thing needed to be done and have gone a step further to add incentives to prospective patrons. Yet, we are still struggling.
A couple who kept themselves chaste and lived a morally upright life from their youth until marriage without getting to defile themselves, are now finding it difficult to conceive and bear children of their own. Even when they have been confirmed to be medically okay.
Yet, when we turn around and look, those who are less than half as equipped as we are, those who have less than a tenth of our preparation are doing much better than we.
It is possible that such catchless night may have ever happened before to Simon Jonah and his colleagues before. Nevertheless, they did give up fishing.
It could be implied that, God purposely designed it that Simon Jonah and his colleagues will not catch anything that night.
God’s desire that night was planned to manifest at dawn when Christ Jesus will announce to him that, “Simon, as from today henceforth, you will no longer catch fish but men.”
Therefore, the lives of Simon and Jonah and his colleagues changed permanently.
My dear friend, permit me to encourage you to keep on holding on and remaining at your best at all times. While at it, pray ceaselessly.
Though, Simon Jonah and his colleagues caught a great shoal that hasn’t been caught at such time, yet, Christ asked them to leave everything behind and follow him, and indeed they did.
Therefore, when we pray, we must as well as listen
The reason behind such stagnation and ‘catchlessness’ isn’t far from the grand plan of God for Simon Jonah and his colleagues. See how it turned out for them?
Dear friend, don’t give up.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
5th Sept. 2024