Matthew 17:24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, "Doesn't your teacher pay the Temple tax?"
25 "Yes, he does," Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, "What do you think, Peter?* Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?"
26 "They tax the people they have conquered," Peter replied.
"Well, then," Jesus said, "the citizens are free! 27 However, we don't want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."
I've heard Pastor John reference this story more than once. He always points out the obvious.
If you're Peter, & you go off & do what Jesus said to do, catch a fish, & find a silver coin equal to the temple tax in it, you gotta ask the question, "how...?"
There's gotta be only one answer.
So, if you're Peter, your life is changed forever.
How many of us have had something as equally miraculous happen in our lives?
And why have we not let it change our lives, like this incident probably changed his?
Or have we?
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