Topic: THE RIGHT SIDE
Memorise: And Moses stood
in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’S side? Let
Read: John 21:1-6, 21 After these things Jesus shewed himself again
to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called
Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two
other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say
unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship
immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the
shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any
meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side
of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able
to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
Bible in one year:
Deuteronomy 12-13, Job 4:7-21
MESSAGE!!!
Being on the wrong side of life is
very dangerous. Many things go wrong when you are not in the right place. My
prayer for someone using this devotional is that you will never be on the wrong
side of life in Jesus’ name. And if you are on the wrong side already, may the
Lord move you to the right side of life in Jesus’ name.
In the Bible reading for today, we
need about the disciples’ encounter with the resurrected Jesus at the sea of
Tiberias. They toiled throughout the night and caught nothing. When Jesus came
to them, they did not recognize Him. Jesus teased them and asked “Children,
have ye any meat?” The answer was obviously negative. When you are not where
you should be, you are on the wrong side and this can bring untold sorrow and
lack. The compassionate Jesus then issued a directive that they should throw
their net on the “right side” of the ship for a catch. Amazingly, they caught a
multitude of fishes. One
lesson we must learn from this story
is that every child of God must find out which is the right side to be. In
Genesis, we read about the wrong side Lot went to when he separated himself
from Abraham.
“And Lot lifted up his eyes, and
behold all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the
Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the
land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of
Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the
other.”
Genesis 13:10-11
Lot greedily chose the land that
seemed good for his flock without considering his elder uncle who gave him the
option to choose first. Unfortunately, it was the wrong side; it was a place
that was marked for destruction, after Lot had become “successful”, the
iniquity of that land brought total destruction upon it and Lot took nothing
out of the land. As a matter of fact, he lost his wife in the land.
“Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and
upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven; And he overthrew
those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and
that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind, and she
became a pillar of salt.”
Genesis 19:24-26
Beloved, the side of the Lord is the
right side. Jesus said: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden
and I will give you rest.” Come to the Lord’s side today if you are yet to
answer His call. Repent and accept Him as your Lord and Saviour. He will
prosper you and give you all-round rest as He has promised.
Prayer Point
Father, please take me
away from the wrong side of life and bring me to the right side.
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