V.1-14 Sad that Peter wants to go back to his old life! And the others follow him. Are we drifting back into our old life? To live like we used to? If we do, it is because the Lord Jesus has lost His attraction for us. They worked hard at fishing. Isn’t that true too of us when we get cold in our souls? Nothing would stop us from working late into the night if it was something we wanted to do!
Next, the Lord kept the fish from getting into their nets! Then in the morning, He comes to where they were, and asks them if they had any food! Why did He ask them? Because He wanted them to admit that they had absolutely nothing for all their work. Did you ever see a believer who was happy who had gotten away from the Lord? They think they are.
V.15-25 In Psalm 23 it says, “He restoreth my soul.” Here the soul of Peter has been restored, after having so terribly denied knowing the Lord. Now he is instructed to feed and shepherd, the Lord is the Chief Shepherd, other believers.
V.25 There is no limit to what we can learn about the Lord Jesus. May we learn more and more of Him.
With this chapter, we complete the reading of most of the Books of the Bible. We have alternated between Old and New Testaments to show the oneness of the whole Bible. We trust it has been a blessing to you.