Shalom,


In John 21:15-17 Jesus asks Peter 3 times "Do you love Me"? Peter replied 3 times that he did! This was Peter's restoration for denying Jesus 3 times. I read this in today's devotional in "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers:


 The Lord’s next point is— “Pour yourself out. Don’t testify about how much you love Me and don’t talk about the wonderful revelation you have had, just ’Feed My sheep.’ ” Jesus has some extraordinarily peculiar sheep: some that are unkempt and dirty, some that are awkward or pushy, and some that have gone astray! But it is impossible to exhaust God’s love, and it is impossible to exhaust my love if it flows from the Spirit of God within me. The love of God pays no attention to my prejudices caused by my natural individuality. If I love my Lord, I have no business being guided by natural emotions— I have to feed His sheep. We will not be delivered or released from His commission to us. Beware of counterfeiting the love of God by following your own natural human emotions, sympathies, or understandings. That will only serve to revile and abuse the true love of God.


We are told in 2 Corinthians 5:16 to know no person after the flesh. That means that we are to see every person as God sees them, and He sees them as precious and valuable! Operating in the God kind of love involves a decision to treat people the way Jesus treats us! THAT kind of love NEVER fails (1 Corinthians 13:8)! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Love Of God Can Do":

Shalom in Him!