Disciple, Jesus loves you!

After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, he made three appearances to His disciples. One of them was at the Sea of Galilee. Simon Peter wanted to go fishing and the other disciples said that they would join him. That night they caught nothing, but upon day break they saw a man standing on the sea shore, but had no idea that it was the Lord. (Is there a situation in your life where God is in the midst but you don’t see him?) Jesus spoke to them concerning how they should catch the fish and that day, they caught such a great number that the net could not be lifted. (Is God giving you instructions on how to succeed and are you listening?)

The disciple whom Jesus loved posed an important question about the man at the sea shore. He asked if it was the lord. (Ask yourself this question, in the midst of being unsuccessful and then becoming successful, is it the Lord?) Upon hearing this, Simon Peter jumped into the water and swam to Jesus, the other disciples stayed in the boat and rowed to him. (How you come to God may not be how your neighbor comes.)When they reached the shore with the untorn net of 153 fish, Jesus told them to come and have breakfast. After eating, Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him (Take heart, God has not forgotten you!) and told him to tend to His lambs and to shepherd His sheep.

Jesus then spoke to Peter about being young and going your own way along with the flip side of becoming old and having someone lead you in a way that you do not wish to go.

The Road is not easy. Days will come where you feel like God has left you. You may cry, you may want to give up, but God is always in the midst. Believe that God is present even when you don’t see or feel him. Believe that even though you are working hard and not being successful, God is faithful and will bring in a mighty catch that will not tear the net.

Jesus then told Simon Peter to follow Him.

When Peter looked back, he saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following behind them. Peter then asked Jesus “What about this man, Jesus’ reply was “what is to you if I want him to remain until I return?”

(Who is looking at your relationship with God and are you turning them away?)

Simon Peter is that same Peter who said that he would die with Jesus, the same Peter who pulled out his sword when Jesus was taken, he is also the same Peter who denied Jesus three times. I ask again, who is looking at your relationship with God? Are you the model? Like Peter, we mess up, we fall down and yet God still loves us, provides for us and allows us to follow him.

Your assignment has not been canceled child of God. God still has a mandate on your life. Forgive yourself because He has already forgiven you. Stop feeling unworthy to be called and loved by Him. Stop saying that you cannot do what He had called you to do. God has given you everything that you need to accomplish the assignment that He has given you. In the book of John, take note of the disciple whom Jesus loved. That is us. As he followed Peter, we have a model that we follow and will be a model to someone else as we follow Christ. Don’t turn them away.

In Ch.20 of this same book, Mary Magdalene told Simon Peter that the Lord was not in hHs tomb, He and the disciple whom Jesus loved ran to the tomb. The disciple whom Jesus loved reached the tomb first yet only looked in. Peter actually entered.

PASSION. WISDOM. LEADING.

The disciple whom Jesus loved then entered after Peter and believed.

I look to my spiritual sister and her relationship with God. I can know that God has spoken to me, but I ask her how she feels. Her advice is always to heed to what the Lord is saying.

Child of God, Jesus left some great things in your hand. While on the cross, Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing there. He said to His mother “women behold your son”, He then told the disciple “here is your mother” and that disciple took her into his home. Child of God, again I say, Jesus left some precious things in your hand. In Mark 3:33-35 Jesus said, “Who are my mother and my brothers? And looking around on those who sat in a circle about Him, He said, See! Here are my mother and my brothers; For whoever does the things God wills is My brother and sister and mother!”

Others went on to believe the account of the disciple whom Jesus loved. John 21:24 says that “This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.”

Disciple, Jesus loves you!

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