Cooking Pancakes by Jewels From The Word
My mama had a lady friend who came to town about once a year and spent a few days with us. We kids had to carefully obey Mama when she was there because she expected strict obedience. She expected us to call her "ma'am." We girls were given the privilege of combing her long silver hair. We sat at her feet and she quizzed us about Sunday School stories and Bible verses.
The one bright point in her visit was when she made pancakes. Her pancakes were pretty, never doughy inside, and she taught us how to cook them. She used an iron skillet, which must be hot enough, so she dripped water in the pan to test it. If it sizzled, she poured in her batter. She watched the bubbles on the pancake and when they popped, turned it over. Here was her secret: dont flip it again. Leave it alone until it is done. If you bother it, you might as well throw the pancake in the trash, because you will have a flat, squashed piece of bread instead of a light, fluffy delicacy.
Jesus fixed breakfast for His disciples on the shore of Galilee. Peter, James, and John had gone fishing after Jesus was raised from the dead. They fished all night but caught nothing. When morning came they saw Jesus on the shore.
"Come and eat, boys." Jesus called them. He had a fire going, with fish and pancakes cooking. I dont know if Jesus gave cooking lessons, but being with Jesus was rubbing off on them. His disciples had lived with Him, walked with Him, ate what He ate, slept where He slept.
Jesus the Son of God lowered Himself to a servant's position, cooking for the disciples, even washing the disciples' feet the night before He was crucified.
“If anyone desires to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35 NKJV.
He showed the disciples by His example that serving others is the way of Christ.
Lavon Hightower Lewis
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