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          a thought of a man who longs so much for his God and keep trying to understand his God using his own perspective...even with his fantasy...(http://adjieminds.blogspot.com)

    Tue, Feb 27th - 12:34PM



    Spiderman

    Peter's journey of becoming fisherman of men was started by a miracle on the day when he returned from the sea without gaining a single fish. Then Jesus came and taught the multitude from the boat. Having finished his preaching, Jesus told Peter to put out in to the deep and let down the nets for a catch. With hesitation in the heart, Peter still did what Jesus said. Then miracle happened; their nets were breaking due to a large number of fish they enclosed! (Luke 5:1-11)

    Deliberately or not, this event occurred once more in Peter's life but under the different situation which was right after Jesus resurrected. Apparently this situation couldn't make Peter recognize Jesus, or perhaps Peter was still mourning and confused by Jesus being crucified to death.

    Albeit he's unable to recognize Jesus, Peter was willing to spread out his net when Jesus told him to. This time Peter was not told to put out his boat in to the deep; though his boat was quite near the shore. Peter casting the net on the right side of the boat was enough for Jesus to make another miracle; the same kind of miracle that happened before was happening once more in Peter's life. And although there were so many fish caught, the net was not torn. (John 21:1-14)

    Have we ever reflected on the difference of Peter's life with ours? Don't we also experience obedience and denial in our faith life for Jesus? Why does it seem that Peter was always given another chance to heal his faith by Jesus' miracle; whereas God seems like doing nothing when it is us who endure the faith crisis?

    Actually Peter went in the faith crisis as well. Right after Jesus' crucifixion, Peter returned to his previous life as a fisherman – the life he had before encountering Jesus. Isn't that another form of his second "denial" to Jesus?

    Amidst the similar weaknesses of faith life between us and Peter, there is one major point to watch closely – the net. While having crisis in his faith life, Peter didn't use just any nets. Peter didn't use his old net. Don't you think it's more efficient for Peter to fix his old torn net or just buy the new ordinary net? Peter did not only change his net but he also used stronger net with greater fish capacity!! Maybe we claim the net as one package in God's miracle; but if it is, then why was the previous net torn so bad? Both nets "contained" God's miracle, right?

    Yes, we can't avoid the fluctuations in our faith life. It doesn't matter how much we deny God or how great our desire to leave God because all those downfalls will be meaningless when we find faith experience (even the smallest one) and implement it right away in our life.

    Just close your eyes and hear the sound inside of you. Something inside that makes you do what you got to do.


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