GOD SPEAKS
Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7
But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. John 21: 4.
Are you chosen by God for purpose? Most of us know that they are chosen by the Lord. Also, they know that they are gifted with special talents by the Lord. Are you among them? If so, and still if you choose a way which is not in the will of the Lord, you will find nothing. Learn to know the will of the Lord in all your activities whether it is a big task or a small task. See that all you do is in the will of the Lord.
Disciples knew that the Lord had chosen them for preaching the gospel to the world. But, they had returned to fishing. Why? The things around us may seem to be not in favor to us, by we need to learn to wait. Most of the times, we do not wait for sometime thinking that we are wasting our time. But we need to know that the Lord is doing his will and making you ready during this time. Read this verse- And being assembled together with then, command them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. Acts 1:4. Why do they need to wait for the promise? Cannot God grant this promise immediately? For everything, God has a plan. Sometimes, you and I need to wait. Waiting does not mean that we are wasting the time but knowing the Lord is preparing you for His work. He that has given his gifts or talents cannot hide them under a bushel!
Further, if you still choose to do your own will during this time of waiting, this may pull down your spiritual status. Look at the disciples. They had spent more than three and half years with him. They were with him all the time. But why could not they recognize his voice and him? Why did not they respond to him when he had asked him- children, have you any meat? They answered him, No. John 21:5. Whom they answered? Was it not the Lord? But the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Why all of them did not recognize him or his voice? This could tell us when you go away from the will of the Lord; it might happen that you might not recognize him, and the actual will of the Lord. Your spiritual eyes and ears may get locked up. They saw him but not recognized. They heard him but not recognized. How and why? This is how your own-will during this waiting period will pull down your spiritual status. Never dare to choose a way which is not of the Lord. Never let your spiritual status come down. Learn to wait for the Lord though it seems difficult. Remember always that everything is in control of Him.