Lord, this is my boat
There’s a feeling most of us know but rarely say out loud.
It’s that quiet, persistent sense that faith is for people who’ve got themselves sorted - the ones up at the front, the ones who seem more gifted, more spiritual, more together. And we quietly put ourselves at the back. Or outside the room entirely.
I’ve been sitting with Luke 5 this week, and it’s done something in me.
It’s early morning on Lake Galilee. The crowds are pressing in on Jesus. Right there on the water’s edge are two small boats and a group of very tired fishermen who’ve just come back from a long night with absolutely nothing to show for it. They’re not praying. They’re not singing. They’re cleaning their nets - that thing you do after failure when you just go through the motions.
And Jesus walks straight past the synagogue, past the teachers, past everyone with spiritual credibility - and steps into Simon Peter’s boat.
No interview. No checklist. Just grace, showing up in the most ordinary place.
Three things struck me in today’s devotional. First, Jesus doesn’t wait for impressive - he steps into ordinary. Second, he meets us in our mess, not after we’ve cleaned it up. And third, he uses exactly where we are - your workplace, your kitchen, your commute. That’s your boat.
You don’t have to fix it first. You just have to let him in.
If that’s something you need to hear today, the full five-minute devotional is on YouTube. I’d love you to watch it - and even more, I’d love to know what your boat looks like right now.
Praying for you this week, Rob
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