“COME AND DINE”
Let us meditate on the same 19th chapter of John (verses 7-14), in continuation of the preceding message, “Cast the net on the right side” . When Jesus commanded His disciples to cast the net on the right side of the ship, they implicitly obeyed Him with the result that they caught fish full of the net. As they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it along with bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught”. Let us note here that before they could bring the net full of large fish, one hundred and fifty three, Jesus had already lit a fire of coals and laid some fish on it along with bread. He invited them to “come and dine”. Even if the disciples had disobeyed Him and had not eventually caught any fish, Jesus would not have left them to go hungry because He had already roasted some fish and made bread with His own hands, which were enough for His beloved disciples. He knew that His beloved disciples had been hungry.
Even if some of you had not cast the net on the right side as commanded by the Lord, Jesus still loves you so much He has already prepared some roasted fish and bread for you, irrespective of whether you had cast the net on the right side or not.
The same Jesus who is the same yesterday, today and forever loves you in the same manner as He loved His early disciples. He has come prepared to bless you. He has got some special blessing for you. He now beseeches you, “My beloved, come and dine”.
- Job Anbalagan