Breakfast on the Beach
Palitha Jayasooriya
John 21:1-13
Introduction- Many men I know like to go fishing. Others like to eat fish, which is considered to be healthy for the heart due to the Omega 3 oils in them. Yet others are known for loving a sea-food diet. What that often means is that they love to eat all the food they see!!
Fishing is done as a vocation by a lot of people in my country, since Sri Lanka is an island nation. If one were to travel along the coast of Sri Lanka in the early morning hours, you would see fisher folk coming back to shore by boat with their catch, or maybe spreading their night’s catch on the beach. Stilt fishing is also very popular in Sri Lanka.
One of the favorite memories I have is that of an opportunity our family had, to go fishing on Philip Island, during a visit to Australia 2 years ago. The memory is a precious one because my son Sheriah (8 years at that time), actually caught a fish, and I helped him reel it in!!!
In the story in John 21, we read about a failed 'working' day in the life of some of the Disciples. They had failed badly in their fishing skills. As we look at the story, we can learn the following precious truths from this passage.
1) All Their Human Efforts Had Failed (vs. 2-5)
Motivated by Peter, 7 of the Disciples had gone fishing that night. This was their trade and they had years of experience behind them, but they caught nothing!! I can only try to imagine the disappointment and discouragement they were going through.
If Peter and friends were living in today's world, they would have most probably called their wives on their mobiles to express their disappointment. Maybe they would have sent a text as follows;
'Sorry Honey, no fish today. Not sure how I'm going to feed you all for the next few days'.
'No fish to sell at the market love. Can you believe it? Not one! We will have to ask for time, to pay the children's school fees and buy the school books'.
'I was dependin ...
Palitha Jayasooriya
John 21:1-13
Introduction- Many men I know like to go fishing. Others like to eat fish, which is considered to be healthy for the heart due to the Omega 3 oils in them. Yet others are known for loving a sea-food diet. What that often means is that they love to eat all the food they see!!
Fishing is done as a vocation by a lot of people in my country, since Sri Lanka is an island nation. If one were to travel along the coast of Sri Lanka in the early morning hours, you would see fisher folk coming back to shore by boat with their catch, or maybe spreading their night’s catch on the beach. Stilt fishing is also very popular in Sri Lanka.
One of the favorite memories I have is that of an opportunity our family had, to go fishing on Philip Island, during a visit to Australia 2 years ago. The memory is a precious one because my son Sheriah (8 years at that time), actually caught a fish, and I helped him reel it in!!!
In the story in John 21, we read about a failed 'working' day in the life of some of the Disciples. They had failed badly in their fishing skills. As we look at the story, we can learn the following precious truths from this passage.
1) All Their Human Efforts Had Failed (vs. 2-5)
Motivated by Peter, 7 of the Disciples had gone fishing that night. This was their trade and they had years of experience behind them, but they caught nothing!! I can only try to imagine the disappointment and discouragement they were going through.
If Peter and friends were living in today's world, they would have most probably called their wives on their mobiles to express their disappointment. Maybe they would have sent a text as follows;
'Sorry Honey, no fish today. Not sure how I'm going to feed you all for the next few days'.
'No fish to sell at the market love. Can you believe it? Not one! We will have to ask for time, to pay the children's school fees and buy the school books'.
'I was dependin ...
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