AWAKE, ARISE, AND TRIUMPH
Wednesday – May 5, 2021, Iyar 23, 5781
BRING THE FISH YOU CAUGHT
Greetings and welcome to this Bible teaching dear and precious saints of the only Living God and non-saints serving the god of this world. Donna and I returned Friday the 16th of April from a wonderful and successful three weeks in San Antonio Texas. I had a very successful total left hip replacement on the first of April. We had wonderful fellowship with our family and friends. We were privileged to fellowship and worship with Pastors Bruce and Sherry Gunkle as well as the (our) Church family at City of Refuge. This is my first week (19th April) back to writing (other than the Prophets Chamber) in three weeks and it seems that I am bursting at the seams. Please take a moment right now to share this Bible teaching as widely as possible. I don’t know that we, the redeemed, fully comprehend just how good this gospel (not just my writings but the whole of Scripture) really is. However wonderful and glorious the fullness of this salvation may be now and in that which is to come, the failure to receive this salvation so freely given at great price leads to an indescribably awful hereafter.
Before we delve into our Scripture today from the wonderful Bible Book of John, I want to share a little something about prayer. Have you ever been in a small or large group and there was a call to prayer? When the person who called for the prayer started praying everyone else also started praying out loud in their known tongue or prayer language? Is there a Bible model, an example of this in Scripture? Please let me know if you have some Scripture for this model. I find this to be confusing, leading to a loss of focus, and possibly leading to a lack of agreement. It seems to me that the Scriptural way would be for the one calling for prayer to speak as led of the Lord while the others listen and add their agreement, their approval at the end. If multiple people are to pray, it should be sequential so as to eliminate confusion and provide order. Consider the following Scriptures.
Matthew 18:19 (KJV)
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
How can two or more people be in agreement if they are praying at the same time, independently? At the time the Lord brought these thoughts to my mind He linked it with the Apostle Paul’s discussion of everyone speaking in tongues in the Church. It leads to confusion for the unlearned, likewise two people cannot be praying simultaneously aloud, understand each other, and then come into agreement with understanding.
1 Corinthians 14:16 (KJV)
16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Now let’s turn our attention to our primary Bible text and read it aloud, yes, out loud.
John 21:9-11 (KJV)
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 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.
We are now moving into verse ten of this text. What does the number ten signify or represent in Scripture? It is the number of our testimony, our responsibility. Yes, we have responsibilities in the Kingdom of God. Remember, the discharge of these responsibilities if done according to Scripture, at the direction of and with the help of the Holy Spirit, and these responsibilities are not hard or burdensome (Matthew 11:28-30). We, the Church, each of us individually, have a responsibility to catch fish. Fish represent other persons the lost for the Kingdom of God. Listen dear ones, the only alternative to the Kingdom of God is absolutely awful forever. One (Heaven) is wonderful beyond our current capacity to fully understand or articulate and the other (Hell) so awful it also is beyond our current capacity to fully understand or articulate. I chose Heaven, I choose wonderful, and like my Father do not want anyone to perish suffering forever the fate of Hell. From our text “the fish which ye have now caught” are the New Testament saints.
Until tomorrow, love y’all and there is nothing you can do about it.
2 Chronicles 20:20b (KJV)
20 … Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
Until our next publication, as your Bible Teacher and a Prophetic Voice in your life I speak this blessing over each and every one of you, receive it, believe it, and speak over yourself and your family by faith in Jesus name!
Numbers 6:24-26 (AMP)
24 The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you;
25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you;
26 The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).
By: Dr. David Wood, Author, Bible Teacher, and Prophetic Voice
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