“Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.”
John 21:11 KJV
So Peter waded into the water and helped pull the net to shore. It was full of many large fish, exactly one hundred and fifty-three, but even with so many fish, the net was not torn. This large catch speaks of the great redemption of Christ for all nations and all people. One hundred and fifty-three large fish points to a mighty harvest from among the people groups of the world. This great catch of fish begins the process of inner healing for Peter and the guilt of his denial of Christ. Peter first began to follow Jesus because of a great catch of fish, so now Jesus repeats that miracle, inviting Peter to begin to follow Him again. This is our Jesus Who pursues us relentlessly, no matter the guilt and shame, until we acknowledge that He alone can redeem us. Let’s believe in Jesus’s great redemption for us personally. Amen!
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