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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 417

Planning To Return To Their Old Trade

Text: John 21: 3

PLANNING TO RETURN TO THEIR OLD TRADE

Though the faith of the disciples had been restored, they were still uncertain as to how they should proceed. Peter who was the natural leader announced his decision to return to his old fishing trade.

“Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We are going with you also.’ They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.” 

John 21:3

1. “Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing’”

a. Peter was not speaking about having a bit of a break.
b. He was saying that he was returning to his former profession.
c. He was a fisherman (Matthew 4:18).

2. “They said to him, ‘We are going with you also’”

a. Peter did not realize fully how his decision would affect his friends.
b. They were friends as fishermen.
c. They were also fellow-disciples.
d. They decided that they too would return with Peter to their old trade.

3. “They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing”

a. Fishing was done in the night in those days.
b. One way of fishing was to let down their nets to trawl for the fish.
c. There was no particular reason why they should catch nothing.
d. But the sad reality was that they “caught nothing”.

WHY DID THE DISCIPLES RETURN TO THEIR OWN TRADE

There are a number of possible reasons:

1. They missed the leadership of the Lord Jesus.

a. He had always organized everything.
b. Without His Presence, they did not know what to do next.

2. They were still lacking the following:

a. A clear vision of what they were to do.
b. A powerful faith in the Lord to help fill the emptiness and lack of direction in their lives.

经文：约翰福音21：3

计划回到原来的行业

虽然门徒重新恢复了信心，但他们仍不确定下一步该如何行。彼得是自然的领袖，他宣布自已决定回去打鱼。

“ 西门彼得对他们说：‘我打鱼去。’他们说：‘我们也和你同去。’他们就出去，上了船，那一夜并没有打着什么。’

《约翰福音21：3》

1. “西门彼得对他们说：‘我打鱼去。’ ”

a. 彼得指的不是暂时的休息
b. 他指的是他要重操旧业
c. 他从前是一位渔夫《马太福音 4：18》

2. “他们说：‘我们也和你同去。’ ”

a. 彼得没有完全意识到他的决定将影响他的朋友
b. 他们是他打鱼时的朋友
c. 他们也是门徒
d. 他们决定和彼得一起重操旧业

3. “他们就出去，上了船，那一夜并没有打着什么”

a. 在当时， 渔夫是在晚上打鱼的
b. 打鱼的其中一种方法是撒下渔网拖网捕鱼
c. 用这种方法打鱼，他们不应该什么也没捉到
d. 但是可悲的是他们真的“没有打着什么”

为什么门徒要回到以前的行业

以下有多种可能的原因：

1. 他们想念主耶稣的领导

a. 祂总是安排一切
b. 没有祂的同在，门徒不知道下一步该怎么做

2.他们仍然缺乏：

a. 一个清晰的意向
b. 一个在主里坚定的信心，以填补他们生命的空虚和缺乏方向