What's the point?

11"Simon Peter said, 'I'm going fishing.' 'We'll come too,' they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night."   John 21:3  NLT 

Try and picture the scene, Jesus was no longer with the disciples, although some of them had said He had appeared to them (John 20:19-29). They were hurting, lost, disappointed and felt let down and, when Peter went out fishing they all went with him. But, after all their hard work all the night, they caught nothing. These were skilled trawlermen, they knew their business and yet, nothing. What was wrong? Their hearts were not in their work. A part of them was missing and that was Jesus. In fact, my guess is that they were ready to give it up, 'What's the point?' They were broken.

All of a sudden, there was someone shouting from the beach, 'Throw out your net on the right hand, side of the boat and you'll get some.' v6. They suddenly realised it was Jesus and steered the boat back to the shore. Peter however, couldn't wait, he jumped into the water and staggered through it to get to Jesus and they all had some barbecued fish together.

Note what happened here. The disciples were all shattered at the loss of Jesus, especially Peter who blamed himself for denying Him. They encountered loss and all the hurt that it brings with it. Shattered dreams, broken promises, nothing to look forward to. No wonder they felt like saying, 'What's the point?' Then, all of a sudden, they hear Jesus calling to them. Wow, what a difference that made - despondency and defeat to exhilaration. And as always, Jesus gave them a Word of life 'Throw out your net on the right hand, side of the boat and you'll get some.'

Whenever you are feeling down, never give up. Jesus is around. He'll rescue you. Probably Peter and the rest of them had not worked since Jesus died on the cross. He knew their finances were down so, He provided 153 large fish (v11) which would boost their income incredibly. Jesus knew what they needed and He provided it: provision, love and assurance.

Perhaps you're at the place where you feel, 'What's the point?' There's every point and He will bless you like He did the disciples. Don't you dare give up!

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