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In today's session of John 21:1-19 we first come across the disciples waiting for Jesus by the sea of Tiberius. As they had been waiting a while for Jesus and no doubt had become bored Peter saw a fishing boat and it was time to go fishing to fill in the time! As they engaged all night in the fishing expedition and caught nothing, the next morning Jesus came along the sea shore and told them to cast on the right side. As they caught enough fish to break the net, John recognized His Lord and Peter got dressed and dove into the water to get to Jesus! From these events we glean the joy the disciples were filled with in waiting for Jesus to arrive, but we also see just how easy it is for us to get back into those things we once were even though we've been called by Jesus unto another purpose with, and in our lives. This is the case with Peter as he hopped back into the fishing mode! Jesus pulls him aside and asks him a similar question 3 times. "Do you love me?" This also is a question we must answer before the Lord. We all have hobbies; we all have careers/jobs which occupy fair amounts of our time, energy, and life; we all have passions we enjoy and things that we tend to think on and desire. All these things can potentially get in the way of what we have been called to do by Jesus. If our hearts aren't focused on Him we can easily be drawn away! This is why Jesus singled out Peter. Peter was an unofficial leader of the "pack" and it would be his responsibility to keep the rest on the straight and narrow way! This and more we shall receive today with Pastor J!
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In today's session of John 21:1-19 we first come across the disciples waiting for Jesus by the sea of Tiberius. As they had been waiting a while for Jesus and no doubt had become bored Peter saw a fishing boat and it was time to go fishing to fill in the time! As they engaged all night in the fishing expedition and caught nothing, the next morning Jesus came along the sea shore and told them to cast on the right side. As they caught enough fish to break the net, John recognized His Lord and Peter got dressed and dove into the water to get to Jesus! From these events we glean the joy the disciples were filled with in waiting for Jesus to arrive, but we also see just how easy it is for us to get back into those things we once were even though we've been called by Jesus unto another purpose with, and in our lives. This is the case with Peter as he hopped back into the fishing mode! Jesus pulls him aside and asks him a similar question 3 times. "Do you love me?" This also is a question we must answer before the Lord. We all have hobbies; we all have careers/jobs which occupy fair amounts of our time, energy, and life; we all have passions we enjoy and things that we tend to think on and desire. All these things can potentially get in the way of what we have been called to do by Jesus. If our hearts aren't focused on Him we can easily be drawn away! This is why Jesus singled out Peter. Peter was an unofficial leader of the "pack" and it would be his responsibility to keep the rest on the straight and narrow way! This and more we shall receive today with Pastor J!