🕊️ Daily Word (Explained) > **After they had eaten, Jesus asked Simon Peter: — Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others love me? He answered: — Yes, Lord, you know that I love you. Jesus said to him: — Feed my lambs. Jesus asked a second time: — Simon, son of John, do you love me? — Tend my sheep. A third time Jesus asked him: Peter was sad because Jesus had asked a third time: “Do you love me?” And he answered: — Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. — Feed my sheep. Truly, truly I say to you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go. Jesus said this to signify by what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After saying this, Jesus added: — Follow me**. - John 21.15-19 The peace of the Lord to one and all 🙏 Brothers and sisters in the Lord, Jesus did not say: "**Follow me**", to someone indifferent to the will of God, but rather to one of his three closest disciples: Peter. I, personally, see Peter as a great example that God does not give up on us, for the Lord Jesus was always persevering in building up Peter. The Apostle Peter was not there by force; the Lord invited him to follow Him and, then, he began to be shepherded by the Lord. Jesus did not spare words or efforts to build up Peter's life, even though he insisted on decisions that were not pleasing to the Lord. God has always loved us, even when we lived disorderly in sin (Romans 5.8), He did not start loving us when we decided to seek Him. The Apostle Paul wrote: "**If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself**." - 2 Timothy 2.13, but do not think that your unfaithfulness will go unnoticed, those who want, and thus remain, far from the Lord here, will also remain far from the Lord in eternity.

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