There was hesitancy on the part of Peter.

No hesitancy on the part of the fish.

The fish were jumping to their deaths

at the bidding of their master.

Jesus was standing by the lake when he was beginning to teach, and he saw that there were two boats there moored by the lake.

And Jesus got into one of the boats, which happened to be Simon Peters, and he asked him

to put out a little ways from the land

so that he could get some space from this multitude that was pressing against him.

And when Peter cast off a few feet from the shore, out of the reach of the multitudes,

Jesus sat down and there from the boat, he began to teach

the crowds that had gathered. And when he had stopped, listen to what happened, he said

to Simon, launch out now into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.

Now you can sense the tension in Peter here, the frustration.

Jesus tells him to push out into the deep.

He's been out there all night fishing.

Didn't catch a thing.

You know what he's thinking.

This is impetuous Peter.

He's thinking, Jesus, you know all about theology.

We love to hear you teach about the things of God and the kingdom of God, but give us some

credit.

We're professional fishermen.

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