Peter 4/16/2023
Daily Devotions: by Christina FarrisJohn 21:1-14 KJV
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 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.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
Come and dine was Jesus words to the disciples it was the third time he came to the disciples. If I can talk about the move of God in the people of faith, it not always daily. It not always a daily inspired life by God's word. A believer will take time to develop time with God. Time to mediate on God's Holy Word. It can be on going battle before the victory is won. Jesus after the resurrection was not constantly with his disciples. No clue why, but it clear that the disciples had return home or to the region they were from anyway and went back to fishing. It is clear that they were fishing all night, and when Jesus said cast the net to the other side and the caught a multitude of fish.
I beieve Peter was still going through some things in his spirit when he heard it was Jesus, he swam to see Jesus before the other boats could get there. He had a moment or two to talk to Jesus. It was only the third time he got to speak to Jesus, but this would of been a moment alone that not recorded in history. I believe Peter swam to meet his Lord, but to talk to him. He would of still been dealing with the fact he denied Jesus. It matter not it was prophesy. and I believe it now that he went and talked to Jesus himself in person. What will you discuss in person with Jesus when you visibly see him. When we working through a problem, and the problem is solved like maybe the work that need doing for survival was supplied with a net full of fish. The supply dragged in by Peter and the other disciples. Not everyone was present just the fishermen that were disciples. Not everytime was all the disciples present.
Disciples sat down to eat and Peter dragged those nets in. He just taken a swim and now he was serving the disciples that were present by finishing dragging the nets ashore. You can not help with another person's burden until you take care of what weighing your own heart down. You can not be productive. If i had to say what weighed my heart down it is the mental stalker that been hacking my computer outside my home or through the internet from another source. Am I mental. You tell me. I made sure my blue tooth was off, my securities were set, my wifi was off and I made sure
all outside things were cut off that could hack into my computer. And I been hacked in for a long time now. I gone to the government to no avail. It not God I do know that. I know because I am offline they must be close by. I even told my servers that I get internet through no suggestions. How much can one take of one moving one's mouse constantly when one loosing their eye sight can one take. I have had enough. I decide it had to do with a prophesy concerning the pandemic call Arise in 2013 in the video section or my youtube channel. I died, i found it the other day and did not know I prophesied it. Yet it disturbs me more that I typed it. I telling it to you not to boast, but to tell you some things spoken hurts more then a beating. More then anything in the world. Does it change my writing for online. Maya little more caustious maybe not. Prophesy is not to be hidden. Yet we must realize God did allowed something that most would call his wrath but it was still produced by human being either by mistake or God's will to allow it. I dont' beleive God is evil until time of correction. God's will produces many events in our life that we can take in stride or fell sick to our stomach. Yet God even provide several solution when the pandemic for me to write on and I suspect it would happened anyway whether I spoke it concern mask and outer garments of protection.
If you write what God lays on your heart, then it better to write it as He calls you to write it. I had a minister tell me you suppose interpret what God says. I should of told at the time, God speaks to you in a language you understand and you to tell it like he tells you to speak or write it. I struggle with every prophesy that comes to pass that is not always favorable to man in one since and maybe spiritual in another sense. I will not regret anything God shows me or anything he declares before time, but I do not consider myself a prophet. Jesus is the only prophet, teacher and preacher we need. However when we developing faith we need incite from others about faith, about spiritual things. To have good sounding board or we can go off in the wrong direction by not heeding God. He uses people to help us.
When you develop your relationship with God you will not like all he has to show you about our world espeically if one is living in it. It is a catch 21 so to speak, yet we can not help someone through their relationship struggles and life struggles without going through some of these things. You never see prophesy like Sodom and Gomorrah you never relate to Abrahm, Moses, Noah, or other Old Time prophets. If you never see what God speaks into your life come to pass you never have hope that Christ is alive and well in heaven and waiting for you. I have dreams and hopes that I still hoping will come to be. However my relationship with Jesus is more important then anything else in my life.
Be not afraid in your relationship to be prepared for what is to come, it maybe the only thing that allows you to help others out as they come to dine at the table of Jesus. It not always good what speaks but the blessing out way the bad. Joseph dealt with prophesy before the king and it came to pass and he was granted position in the Pharoah kingdom. He also got to take care of his family when they came to Egypt. God prepared when he was young that his family would bow to him, and when they did, he probably wanted to fall off his chair. Yet we know he wept. He wept and embraced his family at what God had done. Some prophesy leaves one in mourning. One in tears because we can not necessarily change the events of our time. I wonder how many times Noah cried in the ark as he realize all that came to pass before him and his family and then the ark was open and he worshipped God.
The relationship with God and Jesus is worth having it not all sorrow and pain, it blessings as well. Many things as occurred across our land I think we all watch and wonder if this is the time of Jesus coming. Only the Father know the time of Christ return. Jesus is coming again. He speaks to our hearts when we listen to him. When we read his word , when we obey his commands. We love others as well as God. My hacker makes me want to hate him. So continue to pray for me and pray God will remove the devil from my computer and I pray some how he find God without me. Someone will go to that hacker and be a witness to this devil, because I failed in my anger. I can admit it I admit to God too.
Walk with Jesus daily know that all you see in faith may not always be blessings to the human mind, but it is to the soul and spirit of people in faith. It takes time to learn to be consistent in God's word, to be consistently abding in his his vine. Our heart ready but with all He shows us, we might not be ready for. The cross would of been that event for Peter and other disciples. It takes time to think about what you see and experience. Those doors that are blessing Praise God. The other day my oven element went out and I need to replace it and I realize it be 5 months or better before I replace the element so I can not do any baking. No I have sandwich maker and little grill that will work for what I do plus a crockpot. However I have to wonder about things that might be large to cook. Say a prayer for me. It been one of them years. God is still a good God. Not everything has to go right for Him to be a good God. Look at what we have in our life. There is often a solution to life problems. It not always like we want it to be. God takes us through the tough times as well as the good years. I am taking a few days off this week. One to celebrate my life it is my birthday month. Yet I am also taking time off to refresh and chill. When I come back hopefully on Wednesday I will continue this chapter in John and then I am going forward into other books of scripture.
Keep pressing on for Jesus. My site is only a help site to you, it will only help you learn to be consistent with talking to jesus. Talking to your Heavenly Father and reading his word. It nothing more then an aid. I am not God, but he speaks to all of us if we take time to listen. Disciples heard Jesus and casted that net in and they knew it was Jesus by
the bounty in that net of theirs. Yet Peter only had to hear it is the Lord for him to jump right out of the ship. Just take time with Jesus no matter the problem it will be okay. Think Jesus came looking for his disciples and so the Holy Spirit will come seeking us if we will waiting on him.
Dear Heavenly Father, help us to wait on your calling on your help in times of weariness of none productiveness, but help us to recognize the on slaughter of productivity in our life when it comes that it is from you. In Jesus precious name, Amen.
Continual Scripture Study: Hebrews 11:7-8 KJV
7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
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