A genuine love for the church shows that a person is in Christ. The necessary consequence is that they are used by Him to build up fellow believers through their speech.
In his state of uncertainty, the Lord gave Simon Peter assurance. He gave him His incontrovertible word of promise, the guarantee that He can transform him, and that He sovereignly takes care of all things.
Every Christians learns how to be faithful from other faithful Christians. Therefore, we all must strive to conform to the perfect Man, Jesus Christ so that we can be an example to others.
Jesus drew out of Simon these confessions of love. Jesus then entrusted to him the great privilege of the care of HIs flock, the apple of His eye. Jesus did not deal with Peter according to his sins; He bore his sins on His body on the cross and made him a shepherd in His likeness.
The Lord saw their needs and He gave them an impressive catch as a token of His provision for them. But He gave them much more than sustenance; He taught them a vital spiritual lesson.
Life is an opportunity to understand and carry out the will of the Lord and bear the fruit of light. We were created in God’s image and redeemed in Christ to reflect His holy character.
God's eternal purpose is an overflow of His grace. His divine purpose of election is accomplished in the saving message of Jesus Christ. We call it the Gospel.
