S - John
21:12-14 (NAS): "Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast."
None of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?"
knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to
them, and the fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus was
manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead."
O - This
is third time Jesus appears to the "boys" and the forty day meter is
running (Acts 1:3). First of all, should
they really take the time to eat? I
mean, can't they eat after he lectures and instructs for some hours? With a
glorified body the common opinion is that Jesus didn't need to eat … but could
if he wished. Why would he choose a
fishing expedition and breakfast as the venue for his third visit? Not only will they eat together, Jesus is
actually cooking the breakfast and serving it.
Again, this seem so "off" to our way of assessing the
stewardship of time and function. The
purpose of human life, Jesus included, never flickers: love. Love God with all your heart, mind, soul and
strength and love your neighbor as yourself … love each other the way I have
love you. The next time we're thinking about
all that needs to be done and all the great projects, challenges and
accomplishments we intend to engage … just maybe we should sit down together
over breakfast so we won't take ourselves too seriously and our world will
change because we're following Jesus according to love. Breakfast anyone?
A - The
original band of followers believed Jesus and his words and so the world
changed. Since that time, we either
won't believe him or we change his words into what we think will work better
and our world tragically stays the same.
Today, (and every day) his person and presence is available and his
words the same … why don't we start believing him about earth since we are
saying we do believe him about heaven?
Today I will accept my purpose of loving God and loving others as the
only priority for my day and I will engage the work of believing … unto new wineskins,
mulberry trees in the ocean, that which is too wonderful for me and my world
changing.
P - Lord
who loves … really loves,
Today I say please enable to
me live your words about earth and follow you unto my life being transformed
and my world changing. I am asking for
help, not self-help. I am admitting my misunderstandings about priorities, time
and how your kingdom is. Please put the
yeast of your kingdom into the little batch of my life and displace the yeast
of the Pharisees and Herod. I will be
little and ask big … unto all you already have in mind.
Love,
Steve
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