It was déjà vu
time for the disciples. They had been fishing all night on the Sea of Galilee
and hadn't caught anything. The Lord had risen and had already appeared to some
of the disciples. There were no clear marching orders, so they thought they
would go back to what they knew how to do: fish.
Now it was early in the morning, probably still dark. They saw a figure standing on the shore. He called out, "Fellows, have you caught any fish?" - John 21:5.
Now it was early in the morning, probably still dark. They saw a figure standing on the shore. He called out, "Fellows, have you caught any fish?" - John 21:5.
Throughout the
Bible, God often asked probing questions when He wanted a confession. In the
same way, Jesus was asking His disciples, "Did you catch anything? Have
you been successful? Have things gone the way you had hoped they would go? Are
you satisfied?"
Why did Jesus want
them to admit their failure? So He could bring them to the place where they
needed to be.
When they cast the net on the right side of the boat as Jesus told them to, their net became so heavy with fish that they couldn't pull it in. The Lord was teaching the disciples an important lesson: Failure often can be the doorway to real success.
We need to come to that point in our lives as well. We need to come and say, "Lord, I am not satisfied with the way my life is going. I am tired of doing it my way. I want to do it Your way." If you will come to God like that, He will extend His forgiveness to you. Then He will take your life and transform it in ways you couldn't imagine.
When they cast the net on the right side of the boat as Jesus told them to, their net became so heavy with fish that they couldn't pull it in. The Lord was teaching the disciples an important lesson: Failure often can be the doorway to real success.
We need to come to that point in our lives as well. We need to come and say, "Lord, I am not satisfied with the way my life is going. I am tired of doing it my way. I want to do it Your way." If you will come to God like that, He will extend His forgiveness to you. Then He will take your life and transform it in ways you couldn't imagine.
