When Holiness Confronts Humanity: Trust or Retreat ?
When Holiness Confronts Humanity: Trust or Retreat? What is our response when we encounter God—do we push Him away, or do we trust and obey, even when we don’t fully understand? When Fear Overcomes Luke 5:8 – When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” The passage begins with Jesus preaching by the Sea of Galilee. He spots a few fishermen washing their nets and steps into Simon Peter’s boat to teach the crowd. Once finished, He turns to Peter and says, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon, weary from a long night of fishing, responds, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets. ” To his amazement, the nets came up overflowing. In fact, the catch was so great that he had to call for help. Even with another boat, both vessels began to sink under the weight of their catch. A miracle, no doubt. And we might think the reasonable...