As we contemplate Jesus' appearance to the 7 disciples, at the Sea of Galilee (John 21), there is an interesting connection between night and day - darkness and light.
“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So, they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. - John 21:3-4
The disciples were feeling lost and so they went back to the work that they knew. However, even that didn't seem to be working out for them. So, into this situation Jesus appears and starts to renew their purpose and direction. He shares breakfast with them and reinstates Peter, giving him his new mission.
Eddie Askew – “It was a dark night for them, out on the
water, and the enveloping mist must have emphasised their sense of isolation. Yet
at their lowest point, their empty nets a metaphor for their empty lives, Jesus
is there on the shore. They can’t see him, but he is there, sharing the dark
hours, waiting to welcome, warm and feed them round the fire, ready to point them
in a new direction.”
God is always willing to point us in a new direction, especially if we are willing to be used for his glory.
Living in Grace
D3LM3
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