The Psalm 22 verse I mentioned in class about “eating” and “worship” is as follows: “The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.” (Psalm 22:26)
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An abundance of fish, 153 of them! Sounds just like our Lord! Back in John chapter 2 He made around 155 gallons of wine from water, abundance! In John chapter 6 He fed thousands and had 12 baskets (all full) left over! Abundance for sure! No wonder He is said to give Life more abundantly! (John 10:10 … “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”)
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JESUS’ FOUR “WORDS” IN THIS AMAZING “MIRACULOUS CATCH OF FISH” EVENT …
John 21:5 … Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
(How are you doing?)
John 21:6 … And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
(Godly advice!)
John 21:10 … Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
(May I see your fruit?)
John 21:12 … Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.
(Let’s eat together!)
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This John 21 Miracle of fish compares and contrasts dramatically with another fish miracle of Jesus, that one recorded back in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 5 …
Both occurred at the Sea of Galilee!
Both included a night of fruitless toil!
But … in Luke Jesus is aboard the ship. In John Jesus is on the shore!
During His public Ministry He directs right beside His disciples! After His Resurrection He direct from the (heavenly) shore!
The earthly catch in Luke is unnumbered! The catch at the end of time (Jesus in Heaven) is carefully numbered! “The Lord knoweth them that are His.” (2 Timothy 2:19)
Early on (in Luke) Peter is taught through the miracle to catch fish (men) … a picture of soul winning. Once on the shore (John 21) Peter is taught to “feed the sheep!”
Win them … but then disciple them!
In Luke 5 the net breaks! In John 21, no matter how heavy the catch, the net does not break!
In our time there are many defections, backslidings, departures from the faith. Nets do break! But the Resurrected Jesus can solve that problem. Of those who are His, He has lost none, in fact!
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And as I usually say, it is best to watch the whole class …
— Dr. Mike Bagwell
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