Come and have breakfast
One of my favorite Bible stories is found in John 21. You probably think I am going to say it is when Jesus reinstates Peter which is a great story but my favorite is when Jesus makes breakfast for his disciples. Breakfast! Jesus made them breakfast! Jesus who had already died for their sins, been raised from the dead and appeared to them makes breakfast. The disciples had seen Jesus even Thomas had seen him and on that particular occasion they went back to what they knew – fishing. Jesus being Jesus meets them right where they are and gives them exactly what they need. I think that is why I love this story because I so easily go back to what I know especially when Jesus is trying to show me a new reality and Jesus so faithfully and lovingly meets me where I am and gives me what I need.
” Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus]), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4 Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.[c] 9 When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.
10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.
awesome
It is one of my favorite passage too. Thank you for sharing Ann.