Breakfast Time

Good Morning!

Matthew 28:1-10 (English Standard Version)
The Resurrection
1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." 8So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

Don’t you love breakfast? I sure do. My favorite breakfast consists of fluffy homemade buttermilk biscuits, dripping with real butter and homemade jelly – scuppernong jelly like Grandma Ward used to make; salty country ham fried to perfection; grits with redeye gravy; and scrambled eggs. Azsxfdsxfgvnhj Excuse me – I had to wipe the slobber off the keyboard. Your favorite breakfast may be something different – pancakes dripping with syrup or perhaps Belgian waffles with cinnamon apples or maybe even oatmeal – strike that, I am not sure there is anyone who really likes oatmeal.

We eat breakfast at the beginning of the day to get our bodies off to the right start. Let’s look carefully at the passage above – especially the phrase “toward dawn of the first day of the week”. Our culture looks at Sunday as being the last day of the week when in fact it is the first day of the week. Scripture tells us that on the seventh day, God rested. The Ten Commandments tell Jews to keep the Sabbath day holy – meaning the last day of the week. We celebrated the first day of the week as the Lord’s Day because it is when the ladies discovered that Jesus had risen from the dead and is alive. So what significance does that have – and why am I talking about breakfast.

We BEGIN our week celebrating our Lord’s resurrection. We BEGIN our week gathering together as the ekklesia (called out ones) to encourage one another; to teach one another; to share with one another testimonies of God’s goodness to us. We have breakfast – not dinner. Now that is not to imply that we do not worship at any other time – I believe in the 24/7/365 commitment to God except on Leap Year when it’s 366. But on the first day of the week, I have the joy of being with people who love our Lord and who are committed to Him. And when I leave, I am revved up – filled to the brim – ready to tackle the week ahead.

No, Sunday isn’t the end of the week – it’s breakfast. Dinner comes later – at a banquet table that Jesus has prepared for you and me. I wonder what’s on the menu.

Agape’



Mr. Jim