Monday May 06th, 2024
« I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me »
3 Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.
4 At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who He was.
5 He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?” “No,” they replied.
6 Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.
7 Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.
8 The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore.
9 When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.
10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said.
11 So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
12 “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.
13 Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish.
14 This was the third time Jesus had appeared to His disciples since He had been raised from the dead.
The declaration of our Lord Jesus Christ in today’s memory verse calls for deep reflection.
In John 10:14 KJV Jesus openly announced,
« I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine »
Jesus confidently declared Himself a good shepherd based on the three major assignments of a shepherd which are provision, protection, and direction.
- The Lord proved Himself as Jehovah Jireh – the Great Provider by bringing money out of the mouth of a fish in Matthew 17:27.
He quenched the thirst of His people by bringing water out of the rock in Exodus 17:6 and provided Manna to feed the people in Exodus 16:15
- God has also proven Himself as Jehovah Nissi – the banner of protection over His people.
We have examples of miraculous deliverances from powerful enemies in the Bible.
Paul and Silas were singing praises to God, then the Lord rose on their behalf to deliver them from bondage (Acts 16:25-26).
Jehoshaphat appointed singers to praise the beauty of God’s holiness and the Lord destroyed their enemies (2 Chronicles 20:21-23).
- Also, God has proven Himself to be All-knowing.
The book of Daniel 2:22 ESV says,
« He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him »
It is a settled matter that Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd.
The fact that He knows all His sheep is confirmed in Acts 15:18 NKJV that says,
« “Known to God from eternity are all His works »
God knows each of His children by name, He knows how many strands of hair are on their heads, He has the details of their vital statistics, He is fully aware of their family tree from the beginning of creation.
One important attribute of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd is that He feeds His sheep.
He fed over 5,000 men (not counting women and children) with just two fishes and five barley loaves of bread.
He caused the food to multiply so much that even after feeding the multitude, there were twelve baskets of fragments left over (Matthew 14:14-21).
Jehovah Jireh can fill you to overflowing.
He can meet and even surpass all your needs and expectations (Philippians 4:19).
The Lord is inviting you to dine with Him today.
Will you accept the invitation?
Prayer focus – Father, please help me to know You more intimately, in Jesus’ name.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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