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John 21:14-15, 22 This is the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. So, when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
Jesus told him, “If I will that he remains till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.”

After Jesus’ resurrection, He showed Himself to the apostles several times. Once, they were fishing, and Jesus met them on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Peter was back at his craft but swirling with inward emotions. The anguish of his recent denial, three times, exactly as Jesus had predicted, mixed with the amazement and perplexity at the empty tomb, and finally, the astounding relief and joy of witnessing the risen Lord. Peter was on an emotional roller coaster for days, but the issue of his denial remained unresolved.          

The Lord’s encounter with Peter on the Sea of Galilee was to fully restore him. Jesus probes His beloved disciple three times, “Do you love me?” But this is more than just a quantitative restoration. The Lord penetrates the apostle’s heart in this amazing conversation because He knows how much Peter loves Him, and He wants Peter to know that He trusts him completely even after his awful failure. So, Jesus gives Peter his lifelong commission– “Feed my lambs! Feed my sheep.” Jesus knew that He could entrust Peter with this responsibility, and He told him so. Peter was restored.      
               
Yet Peter still wobbles, even as he receives his restoration, when he asks about his fellow apostle, John. Jesus’ response, “What is that to you?  Follow me!” settles the matter. The Lord is saying, “Stop the competition, Peter. Those days are over, yet you’re still comparing…I have work for you; I have a life for you; live it!”                                          

The enemy would love to dig up your past, thrust it in your face, and leave you comparing yourself with others for the rest of your life – but the Lord has a life for you, and He wants you to live it. Your life, not someone else’s. He loves you and trusts you to be who He made you to be. So don’t allow your past failures or your present jealousies to prevent you from the life you’re called to live for Him!
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Have you ever faced an enormous problem that didn’t have an immediate solution? Some problems in life take time to find proper resolution.

In Romans 3, Paul begins to introduce the solution to a massive problem—sin. Sin is an act of disobedience toward God’s commands. And because God is holy and does not sin, our sin separates us from a relationship with God.

Paul goes on to explain that every person has fallen short of God’s standard for living
—we have all sinned (Romans 3:23). All of us have been separated from God.

The solution to our problem is found in Jesus. Paul says that Jesus came as a representative on our behalf, and that His death atoned for our sin problem. This means that Jesus took care of the penalty that we deserved, and He made a way for us to have a relationship with God again.

All of this was made possible through his death and resurrection. Jesus provided a permanent solution to a very serious problem, and we can partake in this gift for free. There are no prerequisites or payments necessary—other than having faith in Jesus (Romans 10:9).

Jesus’ death and resurrection not only made atonement for our present sins, but for both our past and future sins as well. This demonstrates that God is still just in dealing with our sins, but He made a way for us through Jesus.

Are there past sins you are still holding onto that have been forgiven by God? Remember that Jesus paid for every single sin so that you could walk in freedom.
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