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Today's Reading: John 21: 9-14
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Bible Study
This passage gives us a beautiful picture of Jesus having breakfast with His disciples. We read about how Peter and the other six disciples of Jesus went back to catch fish but they caught nothing for a whole night yesterday. Then following Jesus direction just like three years ago when Jesus asked Peter to through the net and caught many fish, this time they caught 153 fish. You may ask, "Why 153 fish?" Well, the number is not important may be but may means a lot of fish, enough for many breakfast and enough for the whole village to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some commentators says 153 means all the nations in the world. Although now there are around 197 nations.
The most important point are two:
1. Charcoal fire: Remember when Peter denial Jesus he was by a charcoal fire with some women warming up himself. Jesus gave him the similar scene to heal his deep wounds of that moment! This point is from N.T. Wright.
2. Jesus had bread and fishes already: Following Jesus direction they caught so many fishes that the net could not hold. But, Jesus did not need their fishes! He already had warm bread and fishes prepared for their breakfast! That's wonderful! It also reminds them of the five loathes and two fishes.
Lots of time we think that we need to do so many things for Jesus and without our doing Jesus' work can not be done! WRONG!
Jesus only wants our "BEING"! To be with Jesus for an hour's of breakfast is the best gift that we can get from Jesus everyday! He prepares everything for you everyday, no matter your daily devotion is early morning or late at night. If it is night, then you have "night snack" with Jesus. My point is, He does not need your "fish" because He prepares for you bread and fish meaning everything you need. He just wants you to sit down beside Him and have breakfast or night snack with you. Or, both! Right?
Have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage of scripture we have just read. Offer this time up to Jesus as you listen to him, while listening to "Gabriel's Oboe"
Spiritual Journal
What I heard from Jesus today is: Have breakfast with Jesus!
I think I have already said what I want to say.
Jesus wants your "Being" not your "doing"! That does not mean that we do not need to do God's work. But, if you have the "being", then the "doing" is so natural and intimate. If you do not have the "being", then the "doing" would be just duty, or work, work and work!
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us to be able to enjoy to have breakfast with your everyday and to cherish that "being" with you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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