CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE -We Have Found the Messiah"!

 Peter would never forget the day he met Jesus. His brother, Andrew, had brought him the astounding news: "We have found the Messiah." With those words, Peter's life began to change. It would never be the same. - JOHN 1:41. 

Peter lived in Capernaum, a city on the northern shore of a freshwater lake called the Sea of Galilee. He and Andrew were partners with Jame and John, the sons of Zebedee, in a fishing business. Living with Peter were not only his wife but also his mother-in-law and his brother Andrew. To support such a household by fishing surely required hard work, energy, and resourcefulness. We can imagine the countless long nights of labor-the men letting out the dragnets between two boats and hauling aboard whatever catch the lake afforded. We can also picture toilsome daylight hours as the fish were sorted and sold, the nets mended and cleaned. 

 Andrew, the Bible tells us, was a disciple of John the Baptist. Peter surely listened to his brother's reports about John's message with intense interest. One day, Andrew saw John point out Jesus of Nazareth and say: "See the Lamb of God!" Andrew immediately became a follower of Jesus and eagerly told Peter this thrilling news: The Messiah has arrived! (John 1:35-40) After the rebellion in Eden some 4,000 years earlier, Jehovah God had promised that a special individual would come to provide real hope for mankind. (Genesis 3:15) Andrew had met this very Rescuer, the Messiah himself! Peter hurried off to meet Jesus as well. 

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