Is this catch of fish on the Sea of Galilee a miracle or just a natural happening? William Barclay claims that it is not a miracle, for it "still frequently happens on the lake."

Is it not a miracle that a dead person is alive again to talk and serve?

Is it not a miracle that one catch should include all the known kinds of fish?

Is it not a miracle that the fishermen would recognize a stranger as the Lord?

Is it not a miracle that in spite of the huge number of large fish, the net did not break?

If it is a miracle, what was the reason for it? It was not to prove that Christ had risen, for Jesus had appeared to the disciples twice before this. It was not to demonstrate Jesus' power over nature, for he showed this when he stilled the storm and walked on water. It was not to indicate tha…