DAILY DEVOTION - 17 OCTOBER 2020

Good morning. Peace be with you all. Rejoice in the Lord always. "Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine." John 21:12.

Insight

In these words the believer is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. "Come and dine," implies the same table, the same meat and sometimes it means to sit side by side, and lean our head upon the Saviour's bosom. You are invited into the Lord’s presence, thst carries the banner of redeeming love. "Come and dine," gives us a vision of union with Jesus, because the only food that we can feast upon when we dine with Jesus is Himself. Oh, what union is this! It passes all understanding, that we can feed upon Jesus. "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him." in John 6:56. It is also an invitation to enjoy fellowship with the saints. Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one spiritual appetite; and if we cannot all feel alike, we can all feed alike on the bread of life sent down from heaven. At the table of fellowship with Jesus we are one bread and one cup. As the loving cup goes round we pledge one another heartily therein.

Challenge

Get nearer to Jesus, and you will find yourself linked more and more in spirit to all who are like Him. If we were more near to Jesus we should be more near to one another. We likewise see in these words the source of strength for every Christian. To look at Christ is to live, but for strength to serve Him you must "come and dine." Thus, then, if you would realize nearness to Jesus, union with Jesus, love to his people and strength from Jesus, "come and dine" with him by faith. May God bless and protect you all. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.