"Friends," Jesus called to them, "you don't have any fish, do you?"

"No," they answered. 

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat," he told them, "and you'll find some."

So they did, 

and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. 

The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, "It is the Lord!"

John 21:5-7 CSB

The guys are close enough to see someone on the shore, to hear their voice across the water, but not recognise who it was. 

They'd been up all night on the lake, yes they hadn't done a lot of fishing in the last 3 years, but they knew what they were doing. 

And still no fish.

The dawn was breaking, the shore beckoning.

Even though they didn't recognise Jesus there must have been something in his voice that connected with them, prompted them to act, to move. 

Only afterwards did they recognise Jesus. 

After the miracle.

Here's part of my story:

My job had ended unexpectedly and unhappily. We'd been praying about and applying for mission oriented jobs and nothing. 

Out fishing all night.

Friends took us out for dinner and asked "have you thought about ___?"

Cast your net over there.

Looking back that was Jesus voice spoken from a faithful and prayerful heart. 

And the miracle? It doesn't have to be a big massive spectacular thing. The miracle this time was small. Simply a changed heart and a changed vocation. 

#smallmiracles