annotated_annals/content/bible_journal/luke_5:1-11.md

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title = "Luke 5:1–11"
date = "2022-11-02"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk5.1-11)

"On one occasion" sounds like a signal that this story happened during the
ministry that was summarized in the previous chapter. The fisherman Simon is
the same one whose mother-in-law was healed of a fever, but it is hard to say
which event happened first.

At this time Jesus was drawing crowds of people who wanted to hear Him tell
them God's word. But there were so many trying to get close to Him that He
decided to find a platform to teach from. At the time it was traditional for
teachers to sit while they taught, but with so many people so close to Jesus,
no one could see or hear Him very well. Jesus gets into Simon's boat and
teaches from there.

After the lesson, Jesus tells Simon to go fishing again, after a hard night of
catching nothing, at the wrong time of day. But Simon does it anyway, and he
and his crew nearly lose their boats from pulling in the huge catch. At this
point, Simon realizes he is in the presence of a holy prophet, and he confesses
that he is a sinful man. This is what our response should be when we encounter
holiness: a fearful recognition that we are incredibly not holy.

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Show us Your holiness, O God, that we may know the depths of our sin and
repent.