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In this final section of John's appeal for us to believe upon the Lord Jesus that He is the Messiah, the Son of God who takes away the sin of the world, John describes a final interaction that Jesus has with some of His disciples. Jesus in previous chapters told them that just as the Father sent Him, so He is sending them. But, on the shores of the sea, Jesus finds that they have gone back to fishing - four of the disciples' trade that they had before becoming a disciple. So Jesus does another miracle, telling them to put the nets on the right side of the boat and they catch 153 large fish. When this occurs, Peter jumps into the water and swims toward Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go back and finish the job that he started. And this job would have earned them quite a lot of money in their day, having all of these fish. But instead of preparing the fish once they brought them to shore for the market, Jesus tells them to come over and have breakfast with Him. In this section we see Jesus gently rebukes but then also restores these disciples, refocusing them on the job that He has given them - leave the fish, come and have fellowship with me, is what Jesus is doing here. Also, He asks Peter three times do you love me, restoring him back to the job that he must do, which is lead the disciples, the mission and victory of Jesus's death for sin, His resurrection, and so in this we have eternal life. We thank the Lord Jesus for His work, His love and His encouragement, that even in our lives we are growing day by day in our walk with Him, and He gently but assuredly pushes us on to maturity all the more while the day draws closer for His return.
By CVCC MediaIn this final section of John's appeal for us to believe upon the Lord Jesus that He is the Messiah, the Son of God who takes away the sin of the world, John describes a final interaction that Jesus has with some of His disciples. Jesus in previous chapters told them that just as the Father sent Him, so He is sending them. But, on the shores of the sea, Jesus finds that they have gone back to fishing - four of the disciples' trade that they had before becoming a disciple. So Jesus does another miracle, telling them to put the nets on the right side of the boat and they catch 153 large fish. When this occurs, Peter jumps into the water and swims toward Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go back and finish the job that he started. And this job would have earned them quite a lot of money in their day, having all of these fish. But instead of preparing the fish once they brought them to shore for the market, Jesus tells them to come over and have breakfast with Him. In this section we see Jesus gently rebukes but then also restores these disciples, refocusing them on the job that He has given them - leave the fish, come and have fellowship with me, is what Jesus is doing here. Also, He asks Peter three times do you love me, restoring him back to the job that he must do, which is lead the disciples, the mission and victory of Jesus's death for sin, His resurrection, and so in this we have eternal life. We thank the Lord Jesus for His work, His love and His encouragement, that even in our lives we are growing day by day in our walk with Him, and He gently but assuredly pushes us on to maturity all the more while the day draws closer for His return.