John 21:4 At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was.
The sun was just rising as the disciples’ boat lay a hundred yards off shore after fishing all night. They hadn’t caught a thing and probably felt rather deflated but although they saw Jesus standing on the shore they didn’t know it was Him. I wonder if that happens to us too?
What struck me was the fact that as their day began Jesus Himself was there standing waiting for them and He does the same for us today. No matter how early or how late our morning begins Jesus is ready waiting for us to wake up. He’s prepared things for us for that day, favour to walk into, goodness and mercy to follow us throughout our day, instructions to give. Maybe we haven’t realised.
Jesus was already waiting with their cooked breakfast but first He blessed them beyond measure with a huge catch of large fish despite their own failed attempts. It doesn’t matter how much we think we’ve failed He has a success story already prepared and waiting for us. Isn’t that wonderful?
So when you next wake up in the morning, remember Jesus is waiting at the end of your bed for you to wake up, ready with His wisdom and counsel, ready with His provision for whatever you’re going to be needing. Are we going to recognise He’s there and sit down to breakfast with Him or are we just going to stay in bed thinking mundane or even defeated thoughts?
As they sat having their fish grills, Peter was talking with Jesus and the Lord outlined to him what He wanted him to be doing with the rest of his life. That was one inspiring breakfast time!
So just two thoughts - Jesus is waiting for each one of us, every morning as we wake up, and He has inspiration, instructions and blessings to give us. What a way to wake up!😊
Excellent..!!
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