“He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.” (John 21:6)
Simon and the other disciples went out one night to fish and caught nothing. So in the morning when someone called out to them on the shore, encouraging them to cast their net on the right side, it took some faith to obey that request. They didn’t initially recognise that it was Jesus, but when the nets were full and almost breaking from the haul, they knew it was Him. It was the miracle of supply which made them recognise Jesus, because he had taught them how faith could meet their needs.
Peter and some of the other disciples were fishermen before they became disciples. It was Peter and his brother Andrew who Jesus met by the sea of Galilee. “And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)
This call was to leave their trade as Fishermen to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Understandably, Peter and the other disciples were discouraged after Jesus’s crucifixion so he turned to something familiar. No wonder they caught nothing all night because, were they doing what God had called them to do? Nevertheless, Jesus was reminding Peter that he was able to supply more than enough fish to meet his needs.
Once the disciples were fed and nourished from the fish and bread which Jesus had prepared, Jesus reminds Peter of the mission that was assigned to him. “He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”” (John 21:16) God is able to make all grace abound to you and supply what you need to accomplish your God given assignment.
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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