Earlier in the evening Jesus had appeared to the Disciples when they were behind locked doors. I can’t begin to imagine what was going through their minds for all of the events from the last few days. And now Jesus is standing right in front of them.
Can you imagine the joy Peter felt at seeing the Savior? Or the shame he felt at the same time for denying Jesus three times the night he was arrested? I wonder if he was ashamed for not being there when Jesus spoke his last words and died.
When Jesus left them, some of the disciples went to the one place where they felt the most at home: the Sea of Galilee and a fishing boat. They had fished all night and verses 4 and 5 say “At dawn the disciples saw Jesus standing on the beach, but they couldn’t see who he was. He called out, “Friends, have you caught any fish?” At their reply of no he instructed them to “throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you will get plenty of fish?” Verse 7 says, “Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”
After they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Peter three times, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Each time Simon Peter replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” The third time Jesus asked him, Peter replied, “Lord, you know everything. You know I love you.”
I think we all relate to Peter, because Peter often spoke before he thought and said or did things that he wished he could take back. Have you ever been in that spot, said something you would like to take back or do something you would like to undo? If so, no worries, just repeat Peter’s words, “Lord, you know everything, You know I love you.”
- Kathy Bannister
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