“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. He called out to them, “Friends,
haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
And I can hear Jesus telling me:
I am going to show up in the middle of your work whether you call on Me or not. I will call to you. You’re Mine now and you cannot run away from Me. You cannot bury yourself in your work, or your duties, or trivial pursuits. You can never return to where you were before.
No matter where you hide, I will find you.
Remember, what you are trying to do on your own will get you nowhere. You come back empty. Follow Me and you will be fuller than you ever can imagine.
“No,” they answered.
He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
And I can hear Jesus telling me:
I am going to show up in the middle of your work whether you call on Me or not. I will call to you. You’re Mine now and you cannot run away from Me. You cannot bury yourself in your work, or your duties, or trivial pursuits. You can never return to where you were before.
No matter where you hide, I will find you.
Remember, what you are trying to do on your own will get you nowhere. You come back empty. Follow Me and you will be fuller than you ever can imagine.
Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?”
[Simon Peter] answered, “Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.”
Jesus said, “Take care of My sheep.”
And I hear Jesus saying to me:
I am interested in your response to Me. Do you love Me? Are you willing for the mission I will send you on? The mission is these others, My sheep. I am not calling you to an organization, or a building. I am not calling you to something that is about wealth, success, or power in any form, although you can be confident I will provide for your needs.
I am calling you to My sheep.
I fed you, Jesus said. If you love Me, then feed My sheep.
[Simon Peter] answered, “Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.”
Jesus said, “Take care of My sheep.”
And I hear Jesus saying to me:
I am interested in your response to Me. Do you love Me? Are you willing for the mission I will send you on? The mission is these others, My sheep. I am not calling you to an organization, or a building. I am not calling you to something that is about wealth, success, or power in any form, although you can be confident I will provide for your needs.
I am calling you to My sheep.
I fed you, Jesus said. If you love Me, then feed My sheep.
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I
return, what is that to you? You must follow Me.”
Jesus tells me: No two missions will look the same so do not bother looking to your left or your right. I don’t need to be a Peter, or a Pastor, or a church-paid-staffer, or a ministry leader, or an author, or a speaker. I can just be me loving Him, following Him, feeding the sheep He has placed around me: serving them, teaching them, loving them, having compassion on them.
And I can do that, when I rely on Him and Holy Spirit power.
If we are willing to do that, as we practice—not perfectly but, not giving up either—we are bringing in Jesus’ kingdom, day by day.
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
Jesus tells me: No two missions will look the same so do not bother looking to your left or your right. I don’t need to be a Peter, or a Pastor, or a church-paid-staffer, or a ministry leader, or an author, or a speaker. I can just be me loving Him, following Him, feeding the sheep He has placed around me: serving them, teaching them, loving them, having compassion on them.
And I can do that, when I rely on Him and Holy Spirit power.
If we are willing to do that, as we practice—not perfectly but, not giving up either—we are bringing in Jesus’ kingdom, day by day.
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
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