Section 15
fish from the sea, for there were some fish on the land already. The Lord performed this mira cle to teach the disciples that under His will they will find fish at any place, even on the land. But if it is not under His will, they will not find any fish even if they go to the sea. Catching fish does not depend upon the natural way; it de pends upon His will. He is sovereign, and every thing is under His control. Even in a place where people think that there is no fish naturally, the Lord will prepare fish for us. This is not the fish in the sea; this is the fish already cooked and pre pared for us.
Here the Lord trained Peter's faith in Him for his living. By all this, the Lord trained all of them to realize that without His leading, though they went to the sea where the fish were, and in the night, the right time for fishing, they could catch nothing; but with the Lord's leading, even on the land where the fish were not, and in the morn ing, which is not the right time for fishing, the Lord could provide fish for them.
LIVING WITH THE DISCIPLES
The Lord not only moved with the disciples; He also lived with them. In verses 12 through 14 the Lord prepared breakfast and served it to