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 " He said to him, "Tend My lambs." Jn 21:15
Here by the seaside Jesus was calling on the apostle Peter to love like Jesus loved him. This "agape" love was what Peter needed to go that extra mile. Somebody defined "agape" love as, "Giving people what they need the most, when they deserve it the least, at great personal cost". Jesus had already displayed this "agape" for Peter, bringing him from his denials and grief back to his ministry. Peter had been on a rocky road up to this point, but Jesus had something better for him in the future. Tending the lambs of Jesus would be a fulltime, lifelong, job for Peter. When he finally got the Holy Spirit, his "agape" mission was completed. How about us? Do we love Jesus and others more than ourselves and our things? We prove it when we fulfill our mission.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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