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Well, it took about a year to get here, and now we find ourselves in the last chapter of John.The lessons just keep coming in the final words written by the "one whom Jesus loved."
Peter still had some things that needed to be addressed by Yeshua, and Yeshua wasted no time in bringing it out in the open. "Do you love Me?" He asked. Peter did love Him. Peter loved Him with all of his heart; but Peter made mistakes, just like the rest of us. The important thing to notice here is that Yeshua refuses to let Peter's mistake be buried in the past; Yeshua loves Peter far too much for that. Peter had been caught with his foot in his mouth - he had experienced a major failure. Our Savior is not seen in the final chapter of John, letting Peter's failure get the best of him. On the contrary, we see Yeshua bringing Peter to restoration.
Yeshua knew that Peter loved Him; He knew that he was broken. He also knew the words that Peter wanted, and needed to hear: "Follow Me."
The same thing rings true for the lost through out the world today. They want and need to know that Messiah is beckoning to them, "Follow Me."
When that call is answered, we come to realize that there is Hope after failure, and there is still an open invitation to follow Him after we mess things up.
Thank God for John's gospel, and Peter's story.
We will be starting the book of Galatians next week, here on The Word is Grace. The name will be "TWIG - The Word is Grace" so if you are downloading via iTunes, we will still show up as The Word Is Grace, with the TWIG prefix. We will be switching to a new podcast site, so don't be alarmed at the changes in the podcast website. I will be transfering our web address and some other things, so if you experience any difficulty in downloading a particular episode, please contact me at: romans833@yahoo.com.
We're looking forward to starting a new book with you!
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
Shabbat Shalom!
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