Luke 5:4-11 (New International Version)
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch."
Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets."
When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners.
Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.
When we catch fishes from shallow waters they are most of the time not good fishes.Likewise, when we catch men, they must be 'fishes' who are used to being in deep waters and not from shallow waters. Judas Iscariot was one such fish from shallow waters that could't survive in deep water.The Lord Jesus Christ allowed Judas Iscariot to be one of his twelve disciples to show us this example.Judas Iscariot settled for the shallow things of life and he didn't survive.
Today, we see many 'fishes' that are from shallow waters that cannot swim into deep waters. They would only settle for the shallow things of life and cannot grasp or understand the deep things of God.They wouldn't come into deep waters for fear that they won't make it, for they know that they can't swim in there.They are more comfortable and satisfied with their shallow surroundings.They would prefer to just settle for the temporal things of this earth.That makes them feel safe for the moment.
Their thoughts, minds and hearts will only be on the shallow things of life and they don't mind the easy path that leads to destruction.
James 1:25 (New International Version)
But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
On the contrary, the eleven other disciples found the 'deep waters' of the Word of God suitable for themselves and they "looked intently" into what was told to them by the Lord and most importantly, they obeyed His words. When you seek the shallow things of life, you will not obey the Lord or His words.
Proverbs 20:5 (New International Version)
The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters,
but a man of understanding draws them out.
The man of understanding with a born again spirit in Christ will allow the Holy Spirit to convict himself of the guilt of sin, righteousness and the coming judgment of God and His Christ.
Proverbs 20:27 (New International Version)
The lamp of the LORD searches the spirit of a man;
it searches out his inmost being.
Do we yield ourselves to the Holy Spirit to convict us of these above?
The Holy Spirit helps us with Christformation in us and these are the streams of Living Water(Christ)in us.
John 7:37-39 (New International Version)
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
