Now, Peter was just not an ordinary fellow had fished one or two nights. He knowed all the signs of fishing; just how the moon’s supposed to be, just how the waters are. And they’d fished all night long, and had taken nothing. Now, just think, here it is, I want you to get it. See, they had fished all night, and had taken nothing; and yet Jesus told them to go right straight back to where they’d been fishing and drop down the net, they’d get a whole draught of fish. Now, if they’d just fished through that water, a hour before, hour after hour, all night long, and had taken not even one fish, how in the world are you going to drop the net down and get a whole bunch of fishes? They’re just not running. It just doesn’t even look reasonable, sensible. But Peter said, listen at him, here’s what it is, “Lord, we have seined all night and taken nothing. Nevertheless, at Thy Word, I’m going to let down the net.” There you are. It’s taking God at His Word, not what you feel or taste or—or what this says or that says. It’s taking God at His Word. “At Thy Word, Lord, I’m going to let down the net. I don’t know how they’re going to be there, but if You…” If there wasn’t any there and Peter let down the net with faith, believing that God would fulfill His Word, faith will put some there. And it did do it. It did do it. Fish was there.

Taking God at His Word, 1953-11-03, Owensboro, KY, §4