John is the first to recognize that it is Jesus who has instructed them. Peter, hearing that it was the Lord Jesus, jumps into the water to swim to Jesus. Do we really need to say much more than this about these verses? Should we not desire Jesus as much as Peter did? Should we not cast off our sin and self-will to follow and know Jesus? What encouragement to us that Peter is accepted even after his denial of Jesus. Are you holding back from following Jesus completely? Are there areas of sin you need to cast off? Will you stay with the world or go to Jesus?
