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They cast therefore, and then they were not able to haul it in
because of the great number of fish.” I can’t do it but He can.
He is adequate. The second lesson is that Jesus will tell me
where to fish. Jesus will tell me how to fish. Jesus will bring
fish into the net. The whole thing is a miracle. The Lord does
not make us adequate. He shows us that He is adequate. They
had a great catch of fish!

I once went fishing with my son Daniel. We did not do very
well. He caught a very small fish. The first thing he said was,
“Take my picture.” He held a little fish and I had to take his
picture with the fish. When Jesus filled the net with fish, they
didn’t say, “Take my picture.” John 21:7 says, “It is the Lord.”
When I let Jesus fish, He gets all the glory.

Look what Peter does in John 21:7, “That disciple therefore
whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord.’ And so when
Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment
on,” for he was stripped for work, “and threw himself into the
sea.” He was on the boat fishing and he had his shirt off.
Perhaps it was a warm day. When John said, “It’s the Lord,”
Peter put his shirt on and jumped in the water. Wouldn’t you
think you would take your shirt off to jump into the water?

This part is not in the Bible. My mind is crazy; it’s just what I
think. I think he tried to walk on water. He failed the first time
and he said, “I won’t take my eyes off Jesus this time.” So, he
got dressed and stepped off the boat and he had to swim to
shore. I can imagine Jesus laughing on the shore.

I have to learn that I can’t do it. I have to learn that He can do
it. Then I have to learn that He does not need me but He wants
to use me. Look at John 21:9, “And so when they got out upon
the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid, and fish placed
on it, and bread.” When he got to shore, Jesus was already
cooking fish. He didn’t need Peter’s fish. He had fish already.
Where did He get it? Did He create it? I won’t go into all of