"Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" v15 of John 21:15-19 NKJV
In this piece of scripture, we deal with three denials and three confessions. Peter had denied Jesus on 3 occasions, even though he had said he never would. Therefore, Jesus wanted Peter to confess 3 times that he loved Him. This is where the restoring and re-installation of Peter's calling began.
Many people miss how Jesus addressed Peter that day. He said, 'Simon, son of Jonah', and yet in John 1:42, Jesus had said to him, 'You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called 'Cephas', which is translated stone. Cephas was a name of Aramaic origin meaning rock or stone, and yet, Jesus reverted back to to his original name - Simon. Why was this? The name Simon was translated 'Pebble' and this is how Peter used to be and was displaying when he denied Jesus. It was Jesus' intention that he be a rock and Jesus was reminding him of this.
Jesus asked Peter, 'do you love Me more than these? and then twice more He asked, 'Do you love me?'. Peter answered that he did love Jesus and then Jesus told him, Feed My lambs, Tend My sheep and Feed My sheep. Jesus' intention was that Peter would be a powerful yet tender leader of God's people. He knew Peter was willing to give up everything - his livelihood, family, friends, whatever, to follow Him. He also knew that possibly the other disciples would struggle with this. Therefore having satisfied Himself that Peter was faithful, He restored him.
You may have departed from Jesus because of certain things. It's never too late to return to Him. If you do, Jesus will place His arms around you and give you a great welcome. What are you waiting for?
"Lord, I return to You and ask Your forgiveness that I walked away. Lord, please forgive me and accept me back. I come to You now. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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