"Simon Peter... fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.... And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him" (Luke 5:10,11).
How good it is that when we pray,
The Lord sometimes says: "No."
As Simon's prayer was turned away,
Who prayed that He would go.
"Depart from me!" was his request,
"I am a sinful man!"
But Jesus Christ our Lord knew best;
He had better plan.
How graciously our Lord declined
To do as Simon pleaded!
Our Lord had all the best in mind;
He knew what Simon needed.
Catching men was better far
Than all the fish they caught!
How wrong our prayers so often are!
How limited our thought!
Thus we pray to God above
And wait for His reply,
Knowing that, in perfect love,
Our prayer He may deny.
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