Last week, we were challenged to be all in for Jesus because Jesus is all in for us.  We were reminded to apply that small, but huge word: commit.  As we commit to being all in for Jesus this year, we may need to simplify our lives by eliminating resources spent on less important things to make room for God to move in and through our lives.

There may be another way for us to also be all in for Jesus this year.  There may be things in your life right now that make you feel like giving up.  There may be things that you are facing that cause you to wake up weary before your feet even hit the ground. 

You’ve been trying for so long and you’ve grown weary in your efforts.  You feel that you are doing what God has called you to do, but you don’t know how much longer you can go on.  You’ve tried so many times and it just isn’t working.  If that’s you, another way that God is calling us to be all in for Him is to: DO IT AGAIN!

It reminds me of an encounter that the apostles Peter, James, and John had with Jesus:

Luke 5:1-11

1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.

4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 7 So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” 9 For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, 10 and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.

Peter, James, and John were tired.  They weren’t just tired, they were sick and tired, they were finished.  They were fishermen by trade and they had just finished up yet another night shift and was cleaning up from it.  Then, along comes this rabbi preaching the word of God. 

He seemed a bit selfish at first and chose their boat to use as a pulpit and for them to be the ones to man it while He literally sat down and just kept on preaching.  He didn’t seem to give any attention to the fact that they were tired, likely irritated, and definitely ready to go home.

Then, when He finally finished preaching, instead of heading back to the shore and off to their warm beds, Jesus tells Peter to head far out into deep waters and to get back to work!  Night shift is hard enough, but now a double shift?!?

When Jesus says to do it again, …DO IT AGAIN!  When we obey what Jesus commands, no matter how we might feel about it, there is surely blessing to follow.  In fact, this blessing was so abundant that it nearly sunk two boats with the catch of fish that came back to shore.  This was clearly an uncommon miracle as it lead Peter to repentance, confessing his sinfulness to Jesus.

When we commit ourselves to being all in for Jesus, He sometimes calls us to do it again.  Sure, you may be weary and you may have tried it so many times before with no success.  There may not be an ounce of you that wants to do it, but do it anyways.  When Jesus calls us to do it again, then breakthrough is nearing!

Just because you don’t see anything happening right now, DO IT AGAIN!!  I picture it a bit like a mas