Editorial April 8, 1985 Issue

The morning meal with our Saviour

WILLIAM E. MOODY

Few scenes portrayed in the Bible are more vivid. Perhaps none are filled with more promise. The Saviour, Christ Jesus, had been resurrected, the great stone had been rolled away from his tomb, he had made his victory known to his disciples. And now, one early morning, he stood on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias.

Several of the disciples had been fishing all night with nothing to show for their efforts. Their boat was floating only about a hundred yards from shore when Jesus appeared and called to them. The Master instructed, "Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find." What they found was more fish than they could haul into the boat.

At that point, John realized that it was Jesus on the shore. Peter jumped into the water and waded to land while the other disciples brought in the boat. When they came together, they found that the Master already had a fire going. Fish was on the coals, and there was bread. "Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine.... Jesus then Cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise."^{See John 21:1-13.}

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