You may ask this question over and over again when you've lost everything: "How can God restore it all back to me? I have nothing with which to start over. Everything is gone!"
God created a universe from nothing. He can turn your nothing into something, as Peter learned on a fishing trip in Luke 5:1-4:
"And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught."
Peter and his crew had fished all night with no results. Have you been fishing all night, laboring hard, and working every angle in the natural world with no results? If so, then you can identify with Peter.
Peter was an expert fisherman, but Jesus was just a carpenter. What did Jesus know about fishing? Yet Peter obeyed as the Lord commanded:
Luke 5:5 "And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."
The word "word" in this verse means Rhema, which is "the revelation of God’s spoken Word." Peter was saying, “I’ve been out here fishing all night, but You seem to know something about this water that I don’t know, so at Your Rhema Word, I will let down the net.”
Peter said, "Nevertheless at thy Word." In the midst of your financial need, speak these words to God. Even though you have tried repeatedly and failed, declare "nevertheless at Thy Word" and let Him know you will try once more. This time, do it God's way. Launch out in the deep. Cut loose from the safety of the shoreline. At the Word of the Lord, go where you haven't gone before and see the results!
Luke 5:6-9 "And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken."
Jesus had told Peter to let down the nets (plural), and he would receive a draught. Peter only let down the net (singular) and it was so full that it began to break. His boat started to sink, and he had to call his partners for help. Peter had limited God.
There has never been a Rhema Word spoken through the power of the Holy Spirit that won't be fulfilled in your life! Don't focus on what is or isn’t possible in the natural world. When God says nets, you'd better let down all of your nets. Don’t come to God’s storehouse with your little sack. Roll out your wagons! Don't limit God. Obey His Word to you and you will be amazed at the abundance that will be brought into your hands.
Peter called his partners for help to bring in the catch. The word "partners" indicates that Peter was not a lone fisherman, but had a fishing enterprise. The word "partners" used here is the same word used for "communion" in 2 Corinthians 13:14 when it speaks of the communion of the Holy Ghost being continually with you. The Holy Spirit is your partner, and with Him as a financial partner, anything is possible!
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