John 21:14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs."16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Tend My sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me?" And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said to him, "Feed My sheep. 18 "Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish." 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me."
Today we look a little closer at the three do you love Me statements and what they mean to us in practical terms of what we need to do and how we need to live in light of these questions. Peter is like us in that he is not willing to totally commit to something unless we are sure WE can pull it off. So, Jesus gives a prophecy of how Peter will die. He tells Peter that he will live to be an old man and then they will put him on a cross. That he will glorify God through his death. That is just like God to let us know, yes you have failed, yes you are hesitant to fully commit now because of your failure, but I am going to use you anyway. Also, I want to let you know that when it comes time to stand up for me, you will not fail, you will not make the same mistake again and you will ultimately do the will of God as you are supposed to when it really counts. 2Co 9:15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
THE MOST IMPORTANT VERSES IN THE BIBLE GENESIS 15:5-6
MATTHEW 11:28-30 IF LIFE IS BEATING YOU DOWN, THERE’S HOPE
MATTHEW 5:17-18 GOD SAID IT AND HE MEANT IT, DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
MATTHEW 5:13-16 HOW OUR LIVES ARE TO INFLUENCE OTHERS
LUKE 11:2 PRAY FOR OUR NATION
Matthew 12:1-14 How Is Your Heart?
1 JOHN SUMMARY
30 SECOND DEVOTIONAL MATTHEW 16 WHAT IT MEANS TO FOLLOW JESUS
1 JOHN 5:19-21 FINAL ASSURANCES FOR THE CHRISTIAN
JOHN 12:26 BEING WHERE JESUS HAS LED YOU 30 SECOND DEVOTIONAL
1 JOHN 5:14-18 CHRISTIAN CERTAINTIES
GOD HAS GIVEN US ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON 1 JOHN 5:6-13
JOB SAID IN CHAPTER 19:23 “OH THAT MY WORDS WERE WRITTEN
1 JOHN 4.20- 5.1-5 LOVE THE BRETHREN AND FAITH THAT GIVES US THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD
1 TIMOTHY 6:11 BUT YOU, O MAN OF GOD
1 JOHN 4:13-19 BY THIS WE KNOW THAT WE BELONG TO HIM
PROVERBS 6 SAYS GOD HATES PRIDE
1 JOHN 4:7-12 EVERYONE WHO LOVES IS BORN OF GOD AND KNOWS GOD
HAVE YOU BEEN ALONE ON THE MOUNTAIN WITH HIM?
1 JOHN 4:1-6 TEST THE SPIRITS
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