1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.[a] It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus[b]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.[c] 9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.
Peter and the some of the disciples, who had so strongly declared that they would stand by their Master, but had scattered and fled after Jesus was arrested, had not just gone fishing...they had gone back to being fishermen as a profession, their days as disciples behind them, or so they thought. All that night they sat in that boat; they should've been tending their nets, concentrating on their work, but their hearts were just not in it. These men were heart broken, their hopes dashed, their futures uncertain. Muttering under his breath, Peter was about to tell the men to wrap it up, and call it day, when he heard someone calling, asking him a question, then urging them to cast their net to the opposite direction, the net immediately surging and filling with a huge catch, as the disciples struggled to grasp the net teeming with fish, the realization that their Master was with them, how abundantly He was blessing them, even though they knew that by all rights they didn't deserve anything from Him.
This is just like Jesus- doing the unexpected for the underserving...it was just what Peter and company needed for revival.
How many times has the Lord blessed you with the "153", even at times we feel unworthy or undeserving? His love is so extravagant and over the top, how He loves us!
Today dwell on, and rejoice in, His goodness and lovingkindness that endures forever.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.[c] 9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.
Peter and the some of the disciples, who had so strongly declared that they would stand by their Master, but had scattered and fled after Jesus was arrested, had not just gone fishing...they had gone back to being fishermen as a profession, their days as disciples behind them, or so they thought. All that night they sat in that boat; they should've been tending their nets, concentrating on their work, but their hearts were just not in it. These men were heart broken, their hopes dashed, their futures uncertain. Muttering under his breath, Peter was about to tell the men to wrap it up, and call it day, when he heard someone calling, asking him a question, then urging them to cast their net to the opposite direction, the net immediately surging and filling with a huge catch, as the disciples struggled to grasp the net teeming with fish, the realization that their Master was with them, how abundantly He was blessing them, even though they knew that by all rights they didn't deserve anything from Him.
This is just like Jesus- doing the unexpected for the underserving...it was just what Peter and company needed for revival.
How many times has the Lord blessed you with the "153", even at times we feel unworthy or undeserving? His love is so extravagant and over the top, how He loves us!
Today dwell on, and rejoice in, His goodness and lovingkindness that endures forever.
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