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.
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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