As I read Jesus’ words to Peter, they really hit home today.
Do you love me? Then feed my lambs. (John 21:15)
Do you love me? Then shepherd my sheep. (16)
Do you love me? Then feed my sheep. (17)
Love for Jesus is more than investing in your relationship with him. It’s caring for the people that God has put in your care.
That starts in the home. If you’re a husband, that means feeding and shepherding your wife.
If you’re a father or mother, that means feeding and shepherding your children.
Obviously pastors are in a special position to care for the people in their church.
But if you’re a small group leader, you have that responsibility too.
If you’re a Sunday school teacher or ministry leader, you have that responsibility too.
If you have ever led a friend to Jesus, you have that responsibility too.
A single pastor can only do so much. We are called to minister to others. To feed Jesus’ sheep. To shepherd them.
It’s easy in this Covid season to focus only on ourselves. But what Jesus told Peter, he tells all of us.
“Do you love me?
Then feed my lambs.
Shepherd my sheep.
Feed my sheep.”
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