Posted on 01/14/2009 6:10:58 PM PST by WhatNot
John 21:22
..."If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? YYou must follow Me."
Jesus was talking to Peter after he had just had a very important encounter with Him-one of the last meetings the two would have. This was the third time Jesus had shown Himself to the disciples after His resurrection. It is the famous dialogue between Jesus and Peter in which Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him. Jesus followed by commanding, "Feed My sheep." Jesus went on to foretell of Peter's future death. As they were walking together, John was with Peter and Jesus. Peter asked Jesus about John and whether he would die also. Jesus reacted sharply to Peter's comment, telling him not to worry about what John's role or purpose was in life. All Peter had to do was worry about fulfilling his own purpose.
As businesspeople we tend to measure our success on whether we have achieved a certain position or stature in life. Even as Christians the temptation to believe that someone is blessed if they have achieved prominence is always confronting us. In His discussion with Peter, Jesus was getting at the very heart of the matter of a person's calling. Peter was worried about whether his friend John was going to get the same lot in life as he was. Jesus told him it should not be his concern. He was to concern himself only with one thing: his own calling before God.
Are you tempted to compare yourself with where others are in their life? Are you dissatisfied with where God has you right now? Be of good cheer-" confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1:6).
Taped to my monitor:
“I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Thanks for posting. :)
Maybe he's pressed for time,He only has two hands and limited resources so perhaps he concentrates on the better christians so as to maximize His efforts.After all,so many christians want a piece of Him and there's only so much to go around!
Sorry to sound so glib FRiend but I'm sure you already know you shouldn't trust how you feel.
Imagine how we are going to feel when the world totally falls apart.
You know as well as I do that He will never leave us or forsake us.
Your future is so bright it would knock you down dead if it were all revealed to you in an instant.
Trust what He says rather than what you feel.I know it aint always easy but then again it's the work we are given to do (John 6:29)
God bless you.
I have felt that way before, FRiend. Most of us probably have at one time or another, especilly if you are having a season of trials.
I believe those are the times our faith is being tested and strengthened for future blessings He has in store for you.
God never forgets, and the Lord has a long staff, because His sheep stray far away sometimes, and He uses His staff to pull us back to the flock. There is an old saying, “If you feel far away from God, guess who moved?”
Amen! That’s a great verse, I will try that, but not just taped to the monitor, but also to my fridge, my car visor, and on days when the enemy is really blazing full guns, to my forehead..lol
It is a great verse!
What a day when we can all sit in front of Jesus and just listen to his devine profound WISDOM for hours!
That will be a glorious day! Because heaven knows how difficult it is, for us to do that now :^)
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