Jonah's fish in Peter's thought

 

An Emoji Devotional for Mon, June 2023

Today: Jonah's fish in Peter's thought 

Highlights: 

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Luke 5:8 KJV

https://bible.com/bible/1/luk.5.8.KJV

Peter was a considerate and generous man, He had never thought it would be unfair to be angry when Jesus asked for his boat after his fruitless effort fishing all day without a catch. He gave his boat and listened to Jesus speak. The word Jesus teached had an impact on Peter, however, Jesus had to show appreciation by giving Peter all He had been labouring for all day within a minute. This broke Peter down on His Knees both in physical and emotional form to convict himself as a sinner before the Good judge of the Universe. Depart from me, I am a sinner, meaning, your reciprocal generosity was a mystery that gave me an unimaginable and generational achievement. Peter has never seen any caught so much fish that could make the boat sink. Peter must have received a gift that he deemed Holy. Perhaps he have been thinking of Jonah while he was trying to catch a single fish. 'Where is the fish that swallowed Jonah?'. Then suddenly someone came to use a useless boat. Who need a boat that could not be used to catch a single fish a whole day. Peter gave the boat out of relief that someone is using the boat for something worthwhile. In life, our efforts will not go to waste no matter what fruitless efforts we encoutered while trying but once we give Christ chance to have His way around our struggles to achieve His will, we will see all the blessings coming to us seamlessly. Jesus Is truly good.