John 21
The disciples had been fishing all night and had nothing to show. While standing on the shore Jesus tells them to cast the net on the right side. They had already been fishing all night with no success. Now this stranger yells out to them to “Cast the net on the other side.” (As yet they had not recognized Jesus.) This was more work after a whole night’s work, what could this guy know, but they did it anyway. Now they caught so many the net broke. Sometimes it is not good to give in to comfort when a little more work needs to be done.
Jesus warned Peter that he would be persecuted when he was old; that he would, “be carried whither he would not.” This is after Peter had been told three times to feed the flock. Did he have to be told because it would be hard to keep himself focused on his work for God during persecution? When the persecutors would be seeking after him too “carry him” he would have the remembrance of “feed my lambs, feed my flock” to keep him applied to godly work, rather than saving his own skin - - or worse: giving up some godliness for the sake of comfort and peace.
