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matter of making a living. Since we have been regenerated and the Lord has committed to us a divine, heavenly mission, we must walk accord ing to His will. We should not think of making a living naturally. Others can, but we cannot. There might have been quite a number of unbelievers fishing in the sea of Tiberias at the same time the disciples were, and they probably caught many fish. These believing disciples labored the whole night, and only from them were the fish kept away. This was a miracle. Therefore, do not think that we can just go to the sea and catch fish. If we do this on our own, we shall probably end up with nothing.
Verses 4 and 5 say, "Now as the morning was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; but the dis ciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, Little children, do you have any fish to eat? They answered Him, No." The Lord Jesus appeared as "the morning was breaking." The Lord did not come—He appeared. In verse 14 we are told that "Jesus was manifested to the dis ciples." Before the Lord Jesus stood on the shore, He was there already. When the disciples were in the boat fishing, the Lord was already there, for He was within them. But at this particular