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January 9, 2006 - Gone Fishin'
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. - John 21:3
Have you ever gone fishing and caught nothing? That is called getting "skunked." Everyone who loves fishing may or may not go to catch so they can eat, most go for the sport of it. Not so with Peter. When the Lord was taken from them they were all despondent and Peter chose to go back to what he knew best, fishing.
Not only did Peter go, but he got everyone else to go with him. But as the story enfolds, we see that they caught nothing. They fished all night and in the morning Jesus stood on the shore, and yet they had not recognized Him. "Then Jesus said to them, 'Children, have you any food?' They answered Him, 'No.' 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." (John 21:5 - 6) Jesus was back!
They realized who it was; it was Jesus. They brought the fish to Jesus and they had more than a full day's catch and Jesus even made breakfast for them.
Do you feel that you have lost your relationship with Jesus? Perhaps you were active in the Church or in ministry, but things didn't work out how you planned, so you returned to your old job, or your old lifestyle. Jesus is still there with you, standing on the shore, calling you back to Him. Don't stay in the boat another day, come to Him.
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