BIBLE
READING
PRAISE
THE LORD
Bringing in the Catch
Read John 21:1–25
Verses 10– 11: "Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the
fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went up, and drew the
net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and
three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net
broken."
One day there will be a judgment for each of us, and Jesus
will ask us to show what we have done with our lives as He asked
the disciples to show the fish they had caught (Rom. 2:5–10).
They had caught so many fish they could hardly get them to
shore! But this is only because they obeyed Jesus and cast their
nets on the right side of the ship as He told them to.
The good news is that as you pray and follow the Spirit of
the Lord, you will also have many great fish that you have
brought in during your life on this earth! When you get to
eternity, you will find out how many there really are. Your
prayers for China may show a catch of lost souls who have been
saved, or persecuted Christians who remained faithful because of
your prayers. Your prayers for your pastor may be shown to have
been what held him faithful through times of temptation. Your
prayers for revival in America may show to have actually revived
some key people in the Kingdom of God.
The money you made or the awards you received from men will
not account for anything except dust. Your prayers, however,
will be worth a value that will keep going on in eternity, and
that is forever and ever and ever…
Now that’s time well invested!
