John 21:18-22 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God. And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”
Jesus had just called on Peter to faithfully serve Him and shepherd His sheep for the rest of his life. This would not be an easy thing. It was part of Peter's following Jesus. Peter did the natural thing we often do: "Lord, that's not fair! How about John; is he going to have a hard time too?" We love the comparison game; Christ does not. So He simply says: don't worry about Him; YOU, Follow me!" Let's not look for excuses to not follow Christ down the hard path. Let's follow Him where He leads. He loves us, knows what's best for us, and will be the one to carry us where we don't want to go.
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