I’ve heard people preach about net-breaking harvest citing the experience of Peter in Luke 5. I might have also preached it before. But as I grew in understanding, I discovered that the idea of a net-breaking harvest does not accurately represent the nature of the God we serve. God hates wastage.
Friend, God hates wastage. One way to position yourself for God’s best is to plan for what you are praying for. It is to put the right systems and structures in place to accommodate what God is bringing. Rather than bragging that the blessing is so much that your net had to break, provide more nets; open new outlets, get more staffs, provide more rooms (Luke 5:4).
You would notice that the miracle in Luke 5 was repeated in John 21, but this time there was no wastage; all the fishes were counted and accounted for. Peter had learned the lesson (John 21:6, 11). God does not normally send His resources to those who would waste it. He sends it to those who would maximize it.
“Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught” (Luke 5:4). It would take eternity to unravel the capacity and possibility in the spoken word of God. It is ignorance or arrogance to doubt God’s word. Had Peter let down many nets, the fishes would have filled them up. You decide the limit of your own blessings.
“Then he said, Go, borrow vessels from all your neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few” (2 Kings 4:3). In my opinion, this widow should have been the wealthiest human being on earth. God opened a channel of unending supplies for her but her capacity placed the limit on the possibility. You need capacity for your opportunity and possibility.
“Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost” (John 6:12). You would have thought that Jesus would care less about the fragments after feeding thousands of people. He was teaching us something. In the fragments were still 12 baskets (John 6:12-13). The miracle working power could not be limited. What are you doing with God’s miracle working power in your life, business and career today?
© ‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria
