“Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow me. Then this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? This is the disciple which testifieth of these things: and we know his testimony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written” (John 21:20-25).
Peter had just heard he was going to die for his faith. What you read in today’s verses exemplifies Peter being Peter. He asks Christ what will happen to John. I love the way He put Peter in his place. This was none of Peter’s concern. He just needed to follow the command of Christ to follow Him.
As we close John 21, we see that John wrote these truths. We know John’s Gospel to be true because he was an eyewitness to the events that appear within it. There are many things Christ did that he didn’t write down. John’s main objective was to help others believe in Christ so they could know Him personally.
Peter went on to become a great leader. His writings in 1 and 2 Peter revealed his grace to others. Tomorrow we close with a verse that Peter wrote about suffering. When we think of physical or spiritual suffering, we often think of it negatively. Tomorrow we will share the positive side of suffering. Peter could write this, knowing God worked suffering for good in his own life.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Praise God for the freedoms we enjoy in our nation. Pray God’s people would use those freedoms to advance His Kingdom.
