Hear me when I (Jesus) tell you (Peter) this. When you were younger, before you met and began following Me, you made the plans, you prepared, and then you did life your way. As you grow to completeness in Me, you will simply stretch out your hands and reach for Me, and you will willingly go wherever I lead – even though you don’t want to go where I’ll take you. (John 21:18)
Peter experienced a very challenging three
years with Jesus. It was marked by soaring highs and dramatic lows, as he
always seemed to be one of the more serious, passionate disciples. This passage
immediately follows an exchange between Jesus and Peter where Jesus allowed him
to both be restored in close personal relationship, and to gain new
understanding for his way forward.
Do you struggle against this expectation of
Jesus? Do you think of great plans; big projects you can do to make up for the
times you may have failed Jesus? You must understand, these desires, without
the kind of complete submission Jesus describes to Peter, will lead you down
the broad way of destruction. Hear Jesus tell you today, “Your work is to feed
My sheep; love my people. Just stretch out your hands and let me show you the
way, even if that way doesn’t make sense to you.”
Learn the truth of following Jesus.
Understand and accept that it means you give up control. Trust the way Jesus
shows you, even when you don’t understand.
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