John 21.1-14
After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way.2Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.4Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.5Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.”6He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.7That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea.8But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.9When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread.10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn.12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord.13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.14This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Thoughts: I always joked with my various youth groups that if I were to start a Christian Punk band we would be called: Go Fish Naked! Because that is what we find here. Peter, seemingly not knowing what to do with this resurrected Lord, goes back to the one thing he does know--fishing. I think we have a lot in common with Peter. Sometimes I think we struggle trying to know exactly what we are supposed to do with this resurrected Jesus. Peter falls back on what he knows; but this will not be adequate. Jesus has called him to something bigger. We'll hear the rest of the story tomorrow, but nevertheless Jesus has come to Peter today and there will be no escaping the life giving words of this resurrected Christ!
Questions: Have you ever found yourself wanting to do one thing; but realizing your faith calls you to something different? How did you resolve the conflict?
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