(Lesson 4553)(07-21-24) John 13:33-38
“Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.”
In today’s quote, Jesus told His disciples that He would soon be leaving them and that they could not follow Him immediately. He gave us all a new commandment to love one another as He loves us, the love that will continually identify us as His disciples. Peter, expressing his devotion, insisted that he would follow Jesus even if it meant dying for Him. Jesus responded by predicting that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster crowed in the morning, which Peter eventually did. ~
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