His disciples. The Lord’s words, “Come and have
His disciples. The Lord's words, "Come and have breakfast," indicate His gracious care for the need of His called ones. The Lord did not say, "Peter, breakfast is ready. Help yourself." No, verse 13 says, "Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise." Bread repres ents the riches of the land, and fish represent the riches of the sea in the Lord's provision. How good the Lord is! He served the disciples break fast. This picture is much better than a thousand words. Although the Lord did not rebuke Peter, I believe that Peter never forgot this lesson.
How would you have felt if you had been Peter? If I had been Peter, I would have covered my face in shame. I would not have known what to say to the Lord. Could Peter have said, "How are You, Lord?" or, "Lord, I'm sorry that I gave up the right position to come here to fish." Al though Peter did not have the face to eat, he was probably so hungry that he had to eat. Perhaps Peter did not eat very much and what he did eat, he might have eaten shamefully. Peter was in an awkward situation. On the one hand, he had some fish in his hand cooked by the Lord; on the other hand, he looked at the multitude of fish in the net. This was a glory to the Lord, but it was a lesson to Peter.