John 21:1-6
1 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[a] 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.
As always, before I start I will encourage you to continue reading the full chapter(John 21). And if you have never read it I encourage you to read the full book of the Gospel according to John.
We will be looking at the verses from above, 1-6, for this blog. Before we do let's back track so we will understand the scene at play. The crucifixion of Jesus and His resurrection has pass and Jesus has already revealed himself to Mary Magdalene, Thomas, and other disciples. In this passage Jesus appears to Simon Peter, Thomas, James and John, and Nathanael has they are fishing. Now the Bible does not say this but I like to use my imagination and see them all distraught still over Jesus' death. Although Jesus himself has appeared to them alive, they are still lost on what their purpose is. So they decide to go back to what they know, which was fishing. If you remember they were fishermen by trait before they became disciples of the Lord.
I believe that we act the same way. Whenever we become distraught or lose some faith we go back to what we were doing before we became disciples of God. When I say this I'm not speaking in terms of sins, although this does happen, but I speaking in the context of that we try to take back control over our lives and/or our destiny. Instead of letting our Lord and Savior keep control because He will never steer us wrong.
Let's look back to the scripture, instead of Jesus being mad or upset that they backtracked He actually assists them in their task. He does so by simply telling them to cast the net on the right side of the boat and they will catch some fish. In fact their net was so full that they could not pull it onto the boat!
Are you struggling with something that you just can't seem to fix? Rather it is your career, your school work, your marriage, your children, or just your life in general. Have you done all that you can and you still feel like you net is coming up empty? Well you should follow Jesus' advice and cast your net on the Right side. What am I referring to when I say the Right side? The Right side is Jesus. You can cast your burdens, worries, fears, regrets, problems, hopelessness, pain, sickness, and anything to Jesus and He will take the burden for you. And then your net will be full of hope, faith, success, prosperity, and certainty. The will not be any room for anything negative. This is God's promise for all those who believe in Him.
So the next time that life's disparities have you fishing for answers. Remember God's words: “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.”
Until next time may God keep you and continue to Bless you and yours. ~James Anthony Love
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