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Through the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34-36, John 19:16-42

Good morning,
Do you recall returning home after finishing college or getting married? What was it like seeing or sitting in your "old room". There might have been games, baseball cards, sports equipment, or any number of things that you really enjoyed. You feel some sense of nostalgia, but somehow now they weren't quite the same.
That's the picture I get when I look at the beginning of John Chapter 21 where we'll go for today's verse.
John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing."
They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. NKJV
Have you ever been there in your life. You feel the Lord is leading you in some direction but haven't gotten a clear message. Perhaps you are considering going back to doing something that you had done previously. You may even try it, but your heart is not there, you catch nothing.
The disciples had been told to meet Him in Galilee and that's where we find them, waiting. They were by the see so Peter thought that he would go fishing and the other disciples joined him "immediately". Sounds like they were anxious for something to do. They fished all night and caught nothing.
In the providence of God, He saw to it that they would be unsuccessful that what was about to happen would be that much more remarkable, memorable, and would remain etched in their minds and ours.
Jesus approaches them asks them if they had caught anything (did they have any food) and tells them to cast the net on the other side of the boat. They didn't recognize that it was Jesus yet but heeded His instruction.
"Waiting on the Lord" does not necessarily mean sitting around passively waiting for a revelation. Often times, Jesus will speak to us while we keep ourselves busy while still waiting, expectantly.
Take some time today and think about Peter saying "I'm going fishing". Lord willing, we'll come back to John 21 tomorrow..
In Christ,
Mike
mikevw@bellsouth.net


John 21:1-7

21 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing."

They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any food?"

They answered Him, "No."

6 And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.