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Daily Bread

Come and Have Breakfast

Date: Sep. 7, 2024

Passage

John 21:1-14

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

21:1 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Daily Bread

Key Verse: John 21:12

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.

Risen Jesus had already visited the disciples twice. The sting of death was fading away, yet a full recovery was still a work in progress.

After a night of unsuccessful fishing, Jesus reached out to the disciples a third time. Jesus offered them some good advice and invited them to a hearty breakfast. Jesus didn’t try to prove himself to them; his presence couldn’t be more real. It was a breath of fresh air, a reminder of Jesus who plants hope amid failures and sustenance in our time of hunger and weariness.

The power of the gospel and of risen Jesus is not so much in trying to prove his resurrection to doubters but in embodying the love and care that Jesus always offers to those in need. Believing in Jesus is a relationship of love and healing. Jesus lives in each of us when we receive and offer this to others.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for coming to me when I was lost and weary. You offered me a word of encouragement, a meal, your warm embrace.

One Word: Jesus still lives

Daily Bread

Bearing the Image of the Heavenly Man

1 Corinthians 15:35-49

Key Verse: 15:49

Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

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