There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

PETER HAD A RHEMA MOMENT Peter was a professional fisherman and knew the ins and outs of the fishing industry. He knew that at the Sea of Galilee, fisherman fished at night when the cooler weather settled in because the fish moved closer to the surface and could be caught in the nets. When the sun comes up, the fishermen bring in their boats and put up their nets. (The same is true today.) Peter fished “all night” and caught nothing. Jesus had borrowed Peter’s boat to stand in and preach to the multitude. (Water effectively carries sound, and the people could actually hear better from Christ in a boat a short distance from shore, as the water carried His voice back to the land.) After the sermon Christ gave Peter a specific word for a specific moment. He said: When he stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” —LUKE 5:4 Peter reasoned that despite the fact he was worn out from an all-night fishing trip, at Christ’s word (the Greek here for “word” being rhema ), he would take his boat and net back into the water. Christ said to take “nets,” and Peter took a single net. Peter soon discovered he needed “nets” and more boats, as the catch was a record breaker! The miracle of fish in the net put Peter under conviction, and he left boats, nets, and his fishing business to become a fisher of men (vv. 8–10). Your rhema moment is when you receive a direct word from Scripture or a personal instruction from the Holy Spirit, and