Grace Message:
~~~~~ They fished all night ~~~~~~~
Luke 5:1–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,
v2–and saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
v3–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.
These two ships represent the two covenants; LAW AND GRACE.
Notice, both ships were at this time left alone– empty. The fishermen had left them; and were washing their nets — showing they had given up the idea of catching any fish.
Jesus entered into Simon’s ship ( this is the same as Peter; the one to whom Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom to). Now he taught the people from this ship; indicating the time to come when Peter would open the New Gate to Heaven = GRACE.
Now, v 4–Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
v5–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.
The Word says that the ‘sun’ went down on the Prophets. This shows that when the O.T. Covenant was ended, the prophets were no more. God had moved from them, to the N.T. ministers. So, that old covenant was in ‘darkness, or night’.
The night indicates a time when God is not moving or using that particular time or person. So, now the prophets and the law are in ‘night’. No sun light is there; meaning no light of God’s Word.
They [the O.T. had ‘fished’ all NIGHT and caught nothing. In Isaiah 26: 18, it says they had wrought no deliverance in the earth. That old law covenant had toiled all night; but wrought nothing.
Now v 6–And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their NET BRAKE.
That old covenant = [that net] broke; for it could not do the Word of God of bringing deliverance.
In verse 7– they beckoned unto their partners, and they filled both the ships, so that they began to SINK.
See, they tried to go with BOTH covenants; but in so doing they both will SINK. People, you cannot serve both– you cannot serve TWO masters; you must leave one to cling to the other. You cannot make it trying to go under both LAW AND GRACE.
You know then Jesus told them, Henceforth [ meaning from now on = in Grace, you will catch men].
Now something wonderful!!! v11–And when they had brought their ships to land, they FORSOOK ALL, AND FOLLOWED HIM.
See, they now left all that O.T. stuff and followed Jesus.
p.s. Next, see the net which did NOT break.