George Hutcheson
9 Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coales there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
The next consequent recorded here, is, his preparation for their dineing with him, which they observed, when they came to land, and which it seems he did by miracle. Whence learn, 1. Christ can afford wonders on all hands, where he is, to his people; And it is no strange thing, where he cometh, to see wonders and mercies heaped one upon another: for, here, after a miracle at sea, they meet another mercy miraculously provided at land: Assoone then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coales there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 2. Christ delights to prove and manifest his God-head and power, in shewing kindenesse, and letting out needful favours upon his people; for, being to prove his God-head, he chooseth to give a proofe of it, by giving them food, which now they needed, rather then by any other extraordinary work. 3. Christ hath a very tender respect to the meanest necessities of his people, to see to the supply thereof; Therefore hath he fish and bread ready for them, who had been at hard labour all night. 4. Albeit Christ binde us to the use of lawful means; Yet he hath given abundant proofe that he needs none of our diligence to provide for us, but can do it without us; that so we may not cease to trust him, when either we are debarred from the use of means, or they do not succeed with us: Therefore, albeit he tied them to fishing, yet when they come to land, he lets them see he can feed them without any of their provision, They saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
