Peter said, “Lord, we’ve seined all night long, and haven’t taken a fish,” but said, “at Thy word I’ll let down the net.” Now, they were fisherman. They knowed the fish calendar. They knowed how the winds was blowing. And just think, fished all night and hadn’t taken a fish. And God told them, “Let down the net.” in the same water—the same water they’d fished all night in, “Now, let down the net and get ready for the draught of fish that you’re going to take.” Well, I say, “There’s no wa…There’s not fish here. We’ve done seined through the whole thing. We know there’s no fish here.” He said, “Let down the net.” And here’s the—here’s the secret. Peter said, “Now, I know there’s no fish in there, Lord, but at Thy word I’ll let down the net.” See?

At Thy Word, 1953-12-04, West Palm Beach, FL, §49