AT THY WORD, O LORD JESUS CHRIST...
"Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless, at Thy word I will let down the net." —Luke 5:5 [KJV] Whatever one engages in, success gives pleasure, but disappointment causes dejection. The passing over of a black cloud is often followed by the brighter shining of the sun. Naturalists observe, it is always darkest just before the break of day. So here these poor fishermen had toiled through a tedious night of disappointment; not one fish came to net: yet, at Christ's word they let down the net. Behold the event! The greatest success they ever met with succeeded their fruitless toil: their nets were too weak to hold the miraculous draught of fishes they had taken. O, how adorable is Jesus' power and godhead! The occupation of a fisherman is not unlike that of the Christian's vocation. It is his employ to fish in the wide and deep ocean of God's eternal love and grace revealed in His word of truth. What he taketh h