John 21:12

John 21:12 says, Jesus saith unto them, "Come and dine."  And none of the disciples durst ask, "Who art thou," for they knew it was the Lord.  That invitation meant two things at least.  One was to have their hunger satisfied after fishing all night.  The other was to fellowship with Jesus and each other.  As His followers, Jesus gives us the same invitation today.  We come to Him to have our needs met, but more importantly to fellowship with Him and each other.  When He offered the invitation, the disciples did not have to question Who Jesus was.  They knew it was Jesus and He was the Lord.  When God calls to us today, we must recognize the same thing.  He is the Lord. Verse thirteen adds, Jesus then cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise.  They had just recognized Jesus as Lord, but He was still serving them and meeting their needs.  We today need to have that same servant attitude as we serve God.  We are not better than those we witness to.  We are simply forgiven.  We certainly are not better than other believers even if we feel that they have sinned more greatly than we have.  Jesus, even after His resurrection, was willing to be a servant to His disciples, and we should be likewise.  Verse fourteen continues, This was now the third time that Jesus showed Himself to His disciples, after He was risen from the dead.  Jesus did not just appear once to His disciples and then go away.  He had appeared to others, like Many Magdalene, but this was His third appearance to a group of His disciples.  They were to be the main ones to begin the spreading of the gospel, and Jesus was ensuring they knew the truth of His resurrection.  God will never leave us confused about the reality of the resurrection of Christ if we are His followers.  Salvation through Christ alone is the only way, and we must always present this truth to the world.