May 18, 2025

The resurrection appearances of Jesus gave undeniable proof to His disciples that He was alive and it empowered them to be His witnesses. Early apostolic preaching focused on the resurrection of Jesus.  Jesus was on earth 40 days after His resurrection and before His ascension to heaven.  On this occasion He appeared to seven of His disciples on the. shore of the Sea of Galilee.  He invited them to come and have breakfast with Him.  Two significant things came out of this experience:  the Miracle of the Catch and The Message of the Breakfast.  It must have been a time of tender memories of the calling  of the disciples to "come and follow me and I will make your fishers of men" and of the hours of ministry the disciples had shared with Him along these very shores.  And it surely was a reminder of the fact that Jesus had fed the multitudes with bread and fish.  As He had provided for the masses, surely He would provide for them as they began their ministry.