,'Jesus reinstating Peter' (John 21 v 15ff) in these verses we have our Lord speaking to Peter,the one who denied him,the one who chickened out,the one who had cold feet.But now that had passed, and possibly Peter would have been wondering what next?, would there be a next?,of course there would be, He asked Peter three times,' Do you love me?'Those who follow Christ must love Him'.But it goes further ,'Do you love me more than these? (John 21 v 15) In Matthew 10 v 37 we read,'Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me',The key word there is more,Christ must be first in all things,no one should ever be put in front of Him.Abraham had to learn that lesson (Genesis 22)and we have to learn it,if we don't we are in fact putting others before Christ, He is not there to play second fiddle. Each time He asked Peter the question,he charged him with a task,'Feed my lambs','Take care of my sheep' and,'Feed my sheep'.Yes Christ was not finished with Peter, he had a work for Peter to do.Like Peter you may have failed your Lord drastically, but He still will entrust you with a given task.
'Then the word of the Lord came
to Jonah a second time.'
Jonah 3 v1.
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