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Breakfast with God


Sometimes I think as believers we overcomplicate things. Spiritual experiences with our Lord Jesus Christ get isolated to church services, Bible studies, and other similar activities. There is this concept that to be with Christ requires altars and special meetings places, when in truth God wants to be with you in the simplest places. Jesus during his ministry spent time eating with people, playing with children and doing acts of love in addition to miracles. One particular moment stands out to me. After the Resurrection, when Jesus had risen, He met with his disciples. The most often quoted experience is when Jesus appears in the upperoom. But I would rather explore a later experience.

One day when Peter and some of the other disciples were on Sea of Galilee, they were fishing. Jesus Christ appeared on the shore and call to them, he was cooking some fish. What is fascinating about this that God decides to feed his disciples, but not in miracle manner of the five and four thousand crowds. Christ has breakfast ready and he feeds his friends. It is during this experience that Jesus reinstates Peter and asks three times, "do you love me?" (John 20:15). But rather than follow that exchange that has been used for many a sermon, lets get back to breakfast. (You can read the whole account if breakfast with Jesus in John Chapter 20).

Jesus has Risen and he spends time with his friends in very normal way. Eating and talking. I think we miss God in this way. We are so busy waiting for the Peter experience, for the Lord to ask us questions and give us answers, to share revelation or reach out and do a miracle, that we miss simply being with God. Each day we have an opportunity to enjoy our Savior in settings with less spectacle and sparkling lights like the sanctuary of a church. Sometimes the Bridegroom, Jesus, wants to just eat and enjoy some simple and enjoyable time with His Bride like eating breakfast.

There is a time for revelation and real miracles. To move in power and to experience the glory of God. To have the Mount Sinai and Sermon on the Mount moments. But there are also the simple delights of being with the divine in ordinary ways like having a meal that we miss everyday. Jesus did not die to just give us power in Holy Spirit and to set us free from sin; He died to have relationship with us and that is not just in a church building! Just like a family or friends like to have meals and talk with each other; so our Lord and Savior wants to have a meal with us.  The Last Supper was only the beginning of the meals we are to share with our Savior.

Start today by recognizing God in the ordinary. Look for Trinity are your table and not just in the Tabernacle of your church. God wants to be close to you and enjoy the simple joys and moments of your life. Yes, you will have major moments with God like Sinai, Sermon on the Mount, and Transfiguration; but do not forget to look for God where you sit, the sofa, and streets. God is everywhere! He wants to be part of your life, to enjoy with you the simple and yet delightful moments. Open your heart to have breakfast with God in addition to fasting for God.

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