Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Another Searching Question
Text: John 21: 16
ANOTHER SEARCHING QUESTION
Jesus had graciously accepted the answer of Peter, though it was not answered fully. Jesus went on to ask Peter a second time.
“He said to him again a second time, ‘Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?’ He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.’ He said to him, ‘Tend my sheep’”
John 21:16
1. “He said to him again a second time”
a. There were reasons behind this question posed to Peter a second time
b. Jesus does not do things without good reason
2. “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?”
a. Jesus did not ask Peter to compare his love for Him with other things
b. Nevertheless, the question of love for Jesus was raised again
3. Why was there this focus on “love”
a. Jesus knew the power and place of love
b. There was deep love between His Father and Himself
c. A strong bond of love would offer great strength and stability
d. Jesus wanted to help Peter to establish a strong bond of love with Him
4. “He said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.’”
a. Peter answered with the same words he uttered earlier
b. He would not dare to state more than he did
c. He had learned a big lesson
i. He would not overstate himself again
ii. Neither would he over-estimate his own strength of commitment
d. He appealed to the omniscience of Jesus
i. Jesus was all-knowing
ii. He would know the sincerity of the words that he had just spoken
iii. He did love Jesus!
5. “He said to him, ‘Tend my sheep’”
a. Jesus gently accepted what Peter had said
b. In further response, He entrusted to Peter the care of His sheep. He must shepherd the sheep!
经文：约翰福音 21：16
另一个使人深入思索的问题
虽然彼得没有全面及彻底地回答耶稣，但耶稣还是富恩典地接受了他的答案。耶稣接下去第二次问彼得。
“耶稣第二次又对他说：‘约翰的儿子西门，你爱我吗？’彼得说：‘主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。’耶稣说：‘你牧养我的羊。’”
《约翰福音 21：16》