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Monday, December 1, 2025

This morning I saw that the new Grandview Amish school is coming along well. Last Monday I shared this photo so you can see the speedy progress the builders have made in one week. Although the school is still meeting on the upper floor of a barn the children are getting very excited about moving in the next several weeks. They were playing in the unfinished school building today before their class began!
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Message summary: Today we urge our readers to have living fellowship with our Living Lord.

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“Jesus saith unto them, ‘Come and dine’” (John 21:12). ”Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. These are true words of God” (Revelation 19:9).

Jesus has a table spread
Where the saints of God are fed,
He invites His chosen people, “Come and dine”;
With His manna He doth feed
And supplies our every need:
Oh, ’tis sweet to sup with Jesus all the time!

Have you had some of your favorite meals over the last several days? Here in the US it's our custom to prepare an extra special meal on Thanksgiving Day which falls on the last Thursday of November. The feast (or remnants of it) goes on for a couple days (or more) as leftovers are reheated until the last dish is eaten. We call them leftovers but my mom liked to call them, "Orts".*

A friend told us a story about visiting her relative's house for Thanksgiving. In that household the host invited the guests to partake of the meal but prohibited them from going back for seconds, since she wanted plenty left so the family could enjoy the leftovers!

We had a fellowship meal yesterday in our Sunday School class, an event we have on the 5th Sunday of each quarter. Brooksyne prepared a good variety of cookies and bars for those who have a sweet tooth.

But the other part of the meal was provided by Rick, a class member who sells meats and cheeses at a stand in various local farmer's markets. Rick, who is similar in age to me, has worked since he was a teenager in these farmer's markets for over 50 years providing for his family. He brought a variety of meats and cheeses along with crackers, and that was more than adequate, especially the smoked cheeses!

An old phrase, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, speaks of the value a man places on good cooking. Of course women also enjoy good cooking! Well, it seems that Jesus used food to reach people’s hearts on various occasions as well.

Today we share two daily texts regarding eating.

“Come and dine” in our first text is a literal invitation from Jesus as He welcomed the disciples to join Him for breakfast during a post resurrection experience where He prepared the meal over a hot fire beside the lake shore (John 21:1-14). Other versions state, “Come and have breakfast.” It was the first men’s breakfast of note, a staple fixture in many churches these days.

Breakfast was followed by one of His final teachings prior to the Ascension. The disciples had been fishing all night and were surely very hungry. Any of us who have worked hard either physically or mentally know this type of hunger. How considerate of our Lord to meet their physical needs prior to ministering to their spiritual. When they got off the boat He had fish grilling over a fire and bread. “Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish likewise” (v. 13).

The disciples came to land,
Thus obeying Christ’s command,
For the Master called unto them, “Come and dine”;
There they found their heart’s desire,
Bread and fish upon the fire;
Thus He satisfies the hungry every time.

Our biggest and most important meal though is future, the promise of dining with Christ at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb as seen in our second text. "Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb". Perhaps I will be seated right next to you or across from you on that day when we enjoy the feast of a lifetime and fellowship divine!

Soon the Lamb will take His bride
To be ever at His side,
All the host of Heaven will assembled be;
O ’twill be a glorious sight,
All the saints in spotless white;
And with Jesus they will feast eternally.

Today we urge our readers to have living fellowship with our Living Lord. Experience the joy as we hear:

“Come and dine,” the Master calleth, “Come and dine”;
You may feast at Jesus’ table all the time;
He who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine,
To the hungry calleth now, “Come and dine.”

Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13

Stephen & Brooksyne Weber

Daily prayer: Father, just as we enjoy the nourishment of food at mealtime to grow us physically, so we enjoy the nourishment of Your Word that builds us spiritually. We have tasted and seen that You are good. Fill us to overflowing through the reading and application of Your Holy Word and through the daily fellowship of Your Holy Spirit. We gladly accept Jesus’ invitation to come and dine at His table of love, forgiveness, compassion, humility, acceptance, and joy beyond measure. It is a table fit for royalty and peasant alike, for we are one and the same in the eyes of our Creator, the King of kings and Lord of lords. Amen.

Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources

"Come and Dine" Watch on YouTube The Happy Goodman Family

"O Holy Night with Gratitude & Holy Forever" Watch on YouTube Central Worship Choir & Orchestra (Another version of a nice medley we shared last Friday)

* Orts: archaic, (sometimes singular) scraps or leavings (from dictionary.com)

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