John 21:15-17
Jesus loves us so much more than we love Him. In love, He comes to us
to draw out from us a greater love for Him. I find great encouragement
in the story of the restoration of Peter in John 21. Peter had denied
the Lord three times. For each denial, Jesus came to Peter with the
question, “Peter, do you love Me?” Three times, Peter reaffirmed his
love for Jesus. Following on from this, there is the Day of Pentecost
(Acts 2) when the Lord works through Peter in a very wonderful way.
Three thousand people are brought to faith in Christ – for each denial, a
thousand souls brought to faith! What a wonderful restoration! May we
have much cause to say of the Lord, “He restores my soul. He leads me in
the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3). May our
ministry of His Word prosper – “those who turn many to righteousness
shall shine like the stars for ever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).
No comments:
Post a Comment