Spiritual Food and Exercise

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Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth  ... and that night they caught nothing. [Spritiual food gathering and exercise without the Lord is a waste of time and energy and produces nothing.] But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. [When we leave the Lord out of our lives, we quickly lose sight of Him.] Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. [Be honest with the Lord; He knows that your efforts without Him have produced nothing.] And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast  ... were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. [Need food? Get it by doing as the Lord says.] As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. [Accept His invitation. Eat the food He has prepared for you.] Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. [Never, ever eat food that you cannot eat with the Lord.] So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter  ... Feed my lambs. [You cannot feed others unless you have first eaten the Lord’s food and are enjoying fellowship with Him.] (John 21).