Are you willing to obey?
Read John 21: 15 – 23. It is in this passage that Peter was challenged to obey no matter what happens (i.e., no conditions) by the transforming love of God.
Do you hear the call? God wants YOU.
He's saying, "Don't look to your neighbor. Don't look to your right or to your left. Don't turn off the path . . You, you follow me!"
Are you willing to obey and to forgive?
Peter was faced with the truth of God’s unrelenting love, upon the resurrection of Christ and following his denial of Christ three times over. Even while he was yet a sinner, in grievous sin, Jesus Christ still pursued him. Jesus loved Peter, and still loves him. Jesus went to where he was. Jesus sought to restore him. Jesus forgave him. And Jesus chose him to build his church and bestow kingdom authority upon him.
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." 16 A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." 17 He said to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep."
John 21: 15 - 17
In a fresh way:
Peter, are you willing to love me?
Peter, are you willing to love me?
Peter, are you willing to love me?
Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord. Yes, Yes Lord!
Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord. Yes, Yes Lord!
Yes, Lord. Yes, Lord. Yes, Yes Lord! Amen.
Then do as I do. . .
Feed my lambs.
Tend my sheep.
Feed my sheep.
. . .I have forgiven you!
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