- Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. John 21:3 – As we get to know the goodness of Jesus more, the more the things from our past seem to not bring in the fulfillment they used to. For the disciples, fishing was their whole life and they gained everything from it. Purpose, money, food, security; all from this way of life. Yet now, after all this time they spent with Jesus, they return to their old way of life and can’t find the return they used to. As we spend more time with Jesus we to will find a lacking in the fulfillment of the old, not so healthy ways of life we used to entertain. This isn’t a bad thing, it just means we’ve tasted and seen what is good and our lives long for that instead. Lean then into your life with God today without looking back. Those old ways you used to live don’t even come close to bringing in for you what Jesus can for you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1413
- (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” John 21:19 – This final chapter of John is all about Jesus and His disciples after His resurrection. One disciple in particular that is focused on is Peter, who just recently in our chapters denied Jesus three times. We read about the seaside breakfast Jesus set up for the disciples and Himself. We read about the “do you love me” conversation between Peter and Jesus, and our chapter closes out that conversation with the verse, and more specifically the final two words, above. Follow me. Let this be a refresher for you today if you’ve found yourself in the same spot as Peter. Where you are a believer in Christ, but you’ve allowed things of this world to distract you and strip away your passion for the Lord like you once had. Maybe it’s the busyness of life that has done this, maybe it’s your worries over finances, or maybe its because something heavy has happened in your life and it has spurred questions within you about the Lord that you’ve never had before. Know even in those spaces where we may feel like we’ve drifted away from the Lord, know Jesus is looking at you seeking to have the same conversation with you He had with Peter. “Do you love me? If so, then follow me.” Jesus is giving each follower of His the choice today to restart their pursuit of Him if it has laxed or stopped. Praise Jesus that even when we find ourselves in a season where our pursuit of Him isn’t what it ought to be, He still invites us to follow Him again. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2771
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