In a follow-up message to the Easter story, our pastor preached on the restoration of Peter. You remember that Peter was the disciple who denied Christ three times when Christ was brought before the rulers. I would imagine many of His followers were scared that they might be killed also. Christ was then crucified, buried, and after three days He rose from the dead.
After His resurrection, He appeared to his disciples three times before He ascended into Heaven. The last time that He appeared to them was on the shore in Galilee. The disciples had been fishing all night but had caught no fish. In the morning, Christ appeared on the shore and told them to cast their net on the right side of the boat and immediately there were so many fish that their net could not hold them all. They all came ashore and Christ was already preparing a meal for them and said to the men, "come and dine." (John 21:1-14)
This passage reminds me of that old gospel chorus:
"Come and dine," the Master calleth, "Come and dine.
You may feast at Jesus' table all the time.
He who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine,
to the hungry calleth now, "Come and Dine."
This was also the scene of Peter's restoration. After the meal, Christ publicly restored Peter so that he could be a leader again. Jesus proceeded to ask Peter three times, "Lovest thou me?" (John 21:15-17)
"What we love becomes the rudder of our life." - Pastor Sweatt
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