Luke 5:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
If you haven’t yet seen The Chosen yet, you should. Do they take a little creative license here and there, sure. However, like this scene coming straight out of Luke 5:1–11, this show does a great job visually representing familiar stories.
Spoiler alert, but in the show’s depiction before this moment, Peter had gotten himself into some financial trouble. This monstrous catch allowed him to pay off a debt he could not have paid on his own. The truth is we don’t really know much about Peter’s circumstances before this moment. However, on many readings of this passage I’ve glossed over verse 8, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
Many of us see Simon Peter as more righteous than ourselves, except for the several foot-in-mouth moments. The scene displayed in The Chosen brought home Peter’s sinfulness. It put him in an impossible situation that Jesus redeemed in an overwhelming way. That’s a phenomenal picture of the Gospel!
We are all far more desperate than we realize. Yet, Christ’s provision is overwhelmingly and abundantly more than we can imagine. There is no debt or offense we can have with another person that compares to the infinite and eternal offense of our sinfulness to a Holy God. Yet, the mercy and grace we experience is equally infinite and eternal leading to redemption that is entirely complete and perfect.
So, how do we respond to such abundant provision? When these men encountered Jesus in such a powerful way, they responded to his call—"they left everything and followed him.” They became fishers of men. When Christ has moved so abundantly in your life, how can you not share that abundance with others?
Questions for reflection:
By: Tyler Short
If you haven’t yet seen The Chosen yet, you should. Do they take a little creative license here and there, sure. However, like this scene coming straight out of Luke 5:1–11, this show does a great job visually representing familiar stories.
Spoiler alert, but in the show’s depiction before this moment, Peter had gotten himself into some financial trouble. This monstrous catch allowed him to pay off a debt he could not have paid on his own. The truth is we don’t really know much about Peter’s circumstances before this moment. However, on many readings of this passage I’ve glossed over verse 8, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”
Many of us see Simon Peter as more righteous than ourselves, except for the several foot-in-mouth moments. The scene displayed in The Chosen brought home Peter’s sinfulness. It put him in an impossible situation that Jesus redeemed in an overwhelming way. That’s a phenomenal picture of the Gospel!
We are all far more desperate than we realize. Yet, Christ’s provision is overwhelmingly and abundantly more than we can imagine. There is no debt or offense we can have with another person that compares to the infinite and eternal offense of our sinfulness to a Holy God. Yet, the mercy and grace we experience is equally infinite and eternal leading to redemption that is entirely complete and perfect.
So, how do we respond to such abundant provision? When these men encountered Jesus in such a powerful way, they responded to his call—"they left everything and followed him.” They became fishers of men. When Christ has moved so abundantly in your life, how can you not share that abundance with others?
Questions for reflection:
- What stood out to you in the scene from The Chosen? Is this depiction how you had this story in your head while reading it?
- What are tangible ways you live out Christ’s abundant provision in your life?
By: Tyler Short
1 Comment
Not sure why they didn't use "I will make you fishers of men," but it's a really good depiction any way. I love the way they have Jesus smiling through the scene. I've watched this before but it was when it first came out, so it's been a while. Thanks for sharing, Tyler.