Please be in prayer for our service Sunday as we consider the process Jesus took Peter through to teach him about true discipleship.
Of course, the key to all true discipleship is beholding the glory and majesty of the Lord Jesus.
This is exactly what Peter experienced after Jesus led Peter to the greatest catch of fish of his life in the middle of the day, no less--which was virtually impossible from the human perspective. As Norval Geldenhuys comments:
This miracle spoke to Peter in a very special manner. For he was a fisherman by trade and knew how humanly impossible it was to catch fish successfully in the lake in the early morning hours. The Lord's revelation of power in the field of Peter's own particular calling--the trade of a fisherman--consequently made a very powerful impression on him. That is why it was precisely after this event that he fell down before the Saviour with an overwhelming sense of His superhuman, divine glory and with a deep realization of his own utter sinfulness (The Gospel of Luke, 182).
Mark this down: all discipleship begins this way. It begins with seeing the glory of Christ and being stirred to respond to him in repentance and faith.
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