April 22, 2007

Have you ever wondered what a resurrected Lord has for breakfast? Does fish come to mind? I didn't think so. Yet, the third time Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples after the resurrection was at a breakfast to which He called them (See John 21:1-14). The disciples were fishing and weren’t catching anything and Jesus told them they were fishing on the wrong side of the boat. They switched sides and, wouldn't you know it, they caught 153 large fish (I wonder why they counted them) Anyway, not too bad for a carpenter, huh?

When it was over they came to shore to find that Jesus had started a charcoal fire and was preparing a fish breakfast. He invited them to place a few of their fish onto the fire, and soon breakfast was served, complete with bread; it was like communion on the beach.

Don’t you just love it that Jesus said to His men, "Come and have breakfast." I believe Jesus is always saying something like this to His people. On Sundays He says to us, "Come and have Sunday lunch with me. We'll have bread and wine. We'll sing and fellowship and read the Word of God. We'll pray and pass the peace to each other. It will be a great lunch. See you Sunday." On Mondays He says, "Meet me on your break, and we'll have coffee together. We'll encourage each other and remind each other of how good the Father is."

Being a resurrected Lord means that Jesus can meet us any place, at any time, under any circumstance. And, when we get there He'll probably invite us to have fish and bread, or maybe a cup and bread. These days He is calling me to Thursday lunch where three other men and I share sack lunches, our lives and prayer.

I have discovered that His life embraces all of life for me. Is that not wonderful? The living Lord draws near and invites us to eat with him (See Revelation 3:20). That's pretty special don't you think?