The Question 009 | Breakfast

For the Glory of God | Breakfast

In John 21, Jesus appeared to His disciples while they were fishing. He called to them from the shore and when they came to him, he had prepared a breakfast of fish and bread on a little campfire in the sand. Jesus reached out to his disciples through cooking them a simple breakfast. 

The peace and transformation that Christ brings does not stop with the cross or the tomb or even with the resurrection. The resurrection is not the end of the story, no, it is the beginning of our new story. The new story is more real than our past and more tangible than our pain. 

Jesus changes everything, even the way we do breakfast. 

Think about it. What if Jesus didn't just come to redeem your sin and win but also to redeem your breakfast? What if we, as followers of Jesus, used breakfast as a holy place, a place where we consciously pursue Christ? 

The meals we share are how we spend a lot of time, usually a few hours a day, and I think they are one of the quickest, most effective ways to grow closer to those around you. Can you cook or bake? Do you have the financial ability to buy a meal to share with others? Then do so. 

Give generously in the name of Jesus. Go out into the world and love the people you will find there, those who are hungry and those who thirst. 

After their breakfast was done, Jesus asked Peter "Do you love me?" 

Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." 

And Jesus tells him this: "Feed my lambs. Tend my sheep. Feed my sheep...Follow me." 

When Jesus is giving away food, performing miracles, and promising that the Kingdom of God is near, it is really easy to believe in him. When Jesus sacrifices himself in your place, it is simple to love him. 

When he asks you to follow him? 

To let go of what you've followed before and to take hold of him? 

What then? 

The Question

Are you willing to follow Jesus? 

To what end?