"Invited to breakfast"

                            "You, O Lord. . . . Know the heart of all."

                                               Act 1:24 NKJV

          Most people wake up to an alarm clock ringing at an appointed hour rather than to a rooster crowing in the barnyard. But for the apostle Peter, the crowing rooster on the early morning of Jesus' crucifixion was a "wake-up call" it woke him up to who he really was. In Peter's worst moment he had denied knowing his friend and teacher, Jesus. He wept bitterly over his betrayal, and must have felt terrrible and shame afterward.

         Then one morning after His resurrection, Jesus appeard to the disciple, who were fishing at the sea of Tiberias. He called out from the shore and asked if they had caught any fish. The disciple didn't recognize Him and called back, "No." Jesus told them to throw the net on the other side of the boat, and the catch was so great they were unable to haul it in. Now they knew the man directing them was Jesus and headed ti shore.

         When the disciple got there, Jesus invited them to eat with Him "Come and have breakfast," He said. In the dawning hours of the day, the resurrected Jesus cooked breakfast for them.

         How do you think Peter felt when, after the greatest failure of his life, Jesus wanted to spend time with him, eat with him, and even help him fish? Jesus sought out the disciple who had let Him down when he needed him most. Moreover, He called Peter to lead His followers.

         Like Peter, there are experiences in our days that serve as "wake-up calls" to who we claim to be. Those "wake-up calls"  come in the form of opportunity to compromise who we are and what we believe. How do we act when others aren't around? How do we handle situations that can violate our integrity? To live a compromised life is to deny Jesus the same as Peter did ( see Titus 1:16 ).

        It is always important for us to spend time with the Lord, but when we need to come clean in our heart, it is especially important. Jesus always invites us to fellowship with Him, He always forgives. 

        Whatever mistakes or compromises we made yesterday, Jesus still loves us today and says, "come and have breakfast with Me."