In his state of uncertainty, the Lord gave Simon Peter assurance. He gave him His incontrovertible word of promise, the guarantee that He can transform him, and that He sovereignly takes care of all things.
Jesus drew out of Simon these confessions of love. Jesus then entrusted to him the great privilege of the care of HIs flock, the apple of His eye. Jesus did not deal with Peter according to his sins; He bore his sins on His body on the cross and made him a shepherd in His likeness.
The Lord saw their needs and He gave them an impressive catch as a token of His provision for them. But He gave them much more than sustenance; He taught them a vital spiritual lesson.
Faith is active and deliberate. Faith is also worship. Thomas declares this when he saw the risen Lord. He did not merely acknowledge the fact of Jesus’ resurrection but the theology it signified, but more than that, it was doxological.
The risen Lord has for His people unfathomable riches. Despite their failures and unworthiness, Jesus gave His disciples this gift: the noble assignment to proclaim the gospel of divine forgiveness of sins
Jesus rose victoriously from the dead, having inaugurated the new covenant. This risen and victorious Savior then gave gifts to men, even “the unfathomable riches of Christ.” Jesus speaks of these magnificent gifts in His post-resurrection appearances.
