Charles Stanley Daily Devotional 28 September 2025 (In Touch) Sunday Message
Charles Stanley Daily Devotional TOPIC: Simple Acts of Obedience
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Luke 5:1-7
1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
2 and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.
3 And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little way from the land. And He sat down and began teaching the people from the boat.
4 When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”
6 When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;
7 so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.
Obeying God in small matters can bring blessing to many people. Today’s passage vividly illustrates this principle.
Peter, a fisherman, had worked hard all night without catching anything. He was on the shore washing nets when Jesus asked to use his boat as a platform from which to address the crowd on the beach. Despite a long, fruitless night of labor, Peter agreed, and the crowd was blessed by listening to Christ.
God’s requests can come to us at unexpected moments. We may be tempted to let someone else respond to His call, thinking it will not matter who complies. But remember, His plans are designed for our benefit (Jeremiah 29:11).
Later Jesus made a second request—to move the boat into deeper waters and let down the nets. Peter said the night’s work had been completely fruitless. Yet he did as Christ asked, and his cooperation resulted in an abundance of fish.
The disciple didn’t obey in order to be rewarded, yet that is precisely what happened. His simple acts of compliance led to greater opportunities for service and occasions for abundant blessing. Let’s commit to carrying out the Lord’s instructions in matters both small and great, trusting that He will bring good from every act of obedience.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Zephaniah 1-3, Haggai 1-2
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: God blesses every act of obedience—no matter how small or insignificant it may seem.
Dr. Charles F. Stanley was the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling author. Throughout his ministry, he demonstrated a keen awareness of people’s needs and provided Christ-centered biblically based principles for everyday life