John 21:17 (NKJV) 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Do you love me? That’s a pretty powerful question to ask someone. But the reply to Peter’s answer was even more powerful.
When Peter told Jesus that he loved Him (for the third time), Jesus responded simply, by saying “Feed My sheep”.
Some might look at that and scratch their head, wondering what He meant by those three words.
But if we look at it from a spiritual point of view, which is what Jesus intended, we see some pretty significant stuff.
If we love God, we will be concerned with the things He is concerned with.
So many times, we spend our days consumed by things with no spiritual significance. We tend to the natural things in our lives first, and then tend to the things of God “when we have time” to do so.
We live in a natural world, where we can see and touch things. But our lives are driven by spiritual things, in addition to what we can see and touch. And it’s those spiritual things that make our lives what they are.
It’s easy to get caught up in and focused on the things that we can see. Because they’re tangible and visible, they tend to catch our attention more easily than the things we can’t see.
But without spiritual growth through Christ, no amount of natural things will ever satisfy us or improve our lives. So it’s important that we put God first in everything we do. And then, tend to the things of the natural after we tend to our relationship with God.
For without God, all else is meaningless.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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