Spiritual Sunday! So many fish

As he stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd pressed in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats moored by the side of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to pull out a short distance from the shore; then, remaining seated, he continued to teach the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, "Pull out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we have been hard at it all night and have caught nothing; but if you say so, I will lower the nets." Upon doing this they caught such a great number of fish that their nets were at the breaking point. They signaled to their mates in the other boat to come and help them. These came, and together they filled the two boats until they nearly sank. At the sight of this, Simon Peter fell at the knees of Jesus saying, "Leave me, Lord. I am a sinful man." For indeed, amazement at the catch they had made seized him and all his shipmates, as well as James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were partners with Simon. Jesus to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men." With that they brought their boats to land, left everything, and became his followers. Luke 5:1-11

If you focus on the fact that the Bible is a record of faith, not a history book, then you begin to understand why certain things are emphasized. Those specific things had significance and resonated with people so much that they felt compelled to pass these stories down through the ages through oral storytelling and writing.

I kept this in mind as I read the passage above. These people, the fishermen and the people on the shore, were all witnesses to this event. The passage begins with Jesus teaching and talking to the crowd, but it never once mentioned what Jesus was teaching. That wasn't the important part. 

The majority of the passage was about one simple action, pulling up fish. Jesus is telling the fishermen to go get fish. It's literally the fishermen's job to do so. What's the big deal? In the passage, it makes a point to say that before, they didn't catch any fish all night, but when Jesus told them to drop their nets, they listened to him and did just that. Through this simple action, that's when they realized they were in the presence of God. The fishermen have pulled up hundreds, thousands of fish but this time it was different, special. They pulled up so many fish that they had to call other boats over to help them. They were in such awe over the experience that Simon Peter fell to his knees and confessed he was sinful before the Lord. And all the fishermen were in such amazement that they brought their boats to land, left everything, and became his followers.

God transforms our daily grind, something we've done a million times before and will continue to do, but through God, there has been a transformation; even the simplest actions can be spiritual.

Sometimes I feel jaded from the daily grind but reading this makes me more aware of God's presence through simple actions.