Fellows
Have
You
Caught
Any Fish?
Scripture
John
21
“We’ll
come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they
caught nothing all night.
4
At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples
couldn’t see who he was. 5 He called out,
“Fellows, have you caught any fish?”
“No,”
they replied.
6
Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of
the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t
haul in the net because there were so many fish in it. 11b ...There
were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
Observation
I
have heard some pretty incredible fish stories from some of my
fishing buddies and you probably have heard some pretty good ones
too!
If
you have ever fished any at all you probably have some stories too!
But
you can't top the fishing stories or fish stories found in the Bible!
Do you remember Jonah being swallowed by a great fish! God let him
slop around 3 days in the belly of that great fish, while God worked
on Jonah's heart that was full of prejudice, hate, and bigotry.
It
was the first lesson God used to get Jonah's attention. You see God's
servant Jonah had a serious heart problem. Jonah didn't want God to
save the people of Nineveh. Jonah hated them, but God loved them. God
had to deal with his servant Jonah's bigotry and hatred.
God
had to work on fisherman Simon Peter's prejudiced heart too.
God
has had to work on my heart in this area and it is still a work in
progress. How about you?
Bigotry,
Hate, Prejudice – These 3 evils have a way of creeping into our
hearts and setting up camp. Don't let it take a Jonah experience to
get your attention and change your heart! God loves everybody. He
expects us to love them too!
Application
I
will guard my heart against bigotry, hate, and prejudice! How about
you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to guard my heart. I don't want to mistreat people.
Give me a heart of love and compassion. Help me think more of others
today than I do about myself.
I pray for those that are sick and
those that are taking care of loved ones who are sick. Give them
strength. I pray for healing because You are the great Physician!
There is no one like You! There is nothing too hard for you. I pray
for those who are dealing with racial prejudice. Show them how to
love instead of hate. Show them the value of the people around them.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 45,46,47; Psalms 105; John 21
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