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“He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.” (John 21:17-19 KJV)
At the time our Lord was leaving the realms of the earth, He educated Apostle Peter on one of the most important philosophies for living. The Lord taught Him that when you are young, you can gird yourself about and go where you want. There will however come a day when other will carry you about.
It is therefore important to carry on gallantly and do what you can do while you are young. Youthfulness is an important virtue we cannot down play. Being youthful is a great asset. You can do all the things you want; there is strength. I pray that we shall arise and invest our youthfulness. The Lord wanted Apostle Peter to know this truth.
If we indeed love the Lord and are called according to His purpose, then we should arise early and take action on the assignment. This is our time; when we can walk and gird ourselves about and go wherever we want. This is the time to carry on with gathering fruits unto life eternal. This is the time to run with vision. A day is coming when no man can work; but this is the day and time.
Peter had returned to fishing and given up on ministry shortly after the Lord was crucified. The Lord told him this to inform us that we must make the most of our youth. That is the most fruitful time of our lives. A day may come when we cannot do much; when death ceases upon men and we give up the ghost.
You shall not fail if you step out. You will become all that the Lord has destined you to be. You shall in no wise fail. The Lord shall keep and bless you. Nothing shall harm you. Be strong and courageous.
I love you; stay blessed!
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