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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 that. What I want you to see
is that Jesus doesn’t need Ed Miller and He doesn’t need you. He
didn’t need Peter or his fish.