5d • General discussion
When Obedience Doesn’t Make Sense
When Obedience Doesn’t Make Sense
When Jesus asks us to do something that goes against what we know, he is not dismissing our experience; he is inviting us to move from familiarity to true followership. I once preached a sermon from Luke 5:1–11 titled "Familiar with or Follower of Jesus," because Simon knew Jesus well enough to listen but not yet well enough to trust without hesitation.
He had fished all night. He knew the water, the timing, the limits. Everything in him said this was pointless. Yet Jesus’ command forced a decision: remain familiar with Jesus’ words, or follow him into obedience. Faith begins where familiarity ends.
The deepest breakthroughs often come not from repeating what has already failed, but from trusting Christ when his voice contradicts logic, habit, and exhaustion. Sometimes the call to “put out into the deep” is really a call to move beyond knowing about Jesus and into surrendering to him, and it is there that abundance, transformation, and true discipleship begin.
Jesus, there are moments when what you ask of us feels unreasonable, uncomfortable, and even contrary to everything we think we know. We confess that we often trust our experience more than your voice. Teach us to obey even when understanding lags. Give us the courage to put out into the deep when we are tired, uncertain, or afraid of disappointment. Help us trust that your word is enough, and that obedience to you is never wasted. Meet us in the deep places, and shape our faith there. Amen.
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When Obedience Doesn’t Make Sense
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