Jesus serving breakfast!

Our neighbours brought us dinner last night .....we all enjoyed a wonderful meal together!  As I was thinking about it this morning, I was reminded of how Jesus would often come to His disciples and the first thing - He would prepare them a meal ...very real, practical, very loving.    

The beautiful pictures are taken by Helen Johnson as
she was taking a morning walk near her home.
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John 21: 1-3  After this, Jesus appeared again to the disciples, this time at the Tiberias Sea (the Sea of Galilee).  This is how He did it:  Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the brothers Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.  Simone Peter announced, "I'm going fishing."

3 - 4  The rest of them replied, "We are going with you."  They went out and got in the boat.  They caught nothing that night.  When the sun came up, Jesus was standing on the beach, but they didn't recognise Him.  Jesus spoke to them:  "Good morning!  Did you catch anything for breakfast?"  They answered, "No."

5 - 6  He said, "Throw the net off the right side of the boat and see what happens."  they did what He said.  All of a sudden there
were so many fish in it, they weren't strong enough to pull it in.

7 - 9  Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, "it is the Master!"  When Simon Peter realised that it was the Master, he threw on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and dove into the sea.  The other disciples came in by boat for they weren't far from land, a hundred yards or so, pulling along the net full of fish.  When they got out of the boat, they saw a fire laid, with fish and bread cooking on it.   

10 - 11  Jesus said, "Bring some of the fish you've just caught."  Simon Peter joined them and pulled the net to shore - 153 big fish!  And even with all those fish, the net didn't rip.  

12  Jesus said, "Breakfast is ready." 

If you continue to read this passage, Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him, 3 times and then tells him to feed His sheep.  

But look at this .....it is amazing to me.  Jesus took time to cook them breakfast  Seems like such a simple thing, a meal.  But this is Jesus, have you ever really meditated upon Jesus serving the disciples a meal?

Jesus loved them, Jesus showed them He loved them, before He asked Peter if he loved HIm.  He did ask Peter where his allegiance was and then Jesus gave Peter his vocation.  Jesus didn't even say anything about what Peter had done ....wow!

i believe when we know we are loved, we can respond in love.  We can love because He first loved us.  (1 John 4: 7 - 10)

I am continuing to meditate on this .....His love for humanity, for me ...and what does this mean in regard to me loving others.  

What do you think?