06/09/2026
“Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.””
John 21:18-22 NIV
Very often, when we ask God about His will for our lives, we’re very much concerned about how it will turn out in relation to or in comparison to the lives of others. It’s natural. “What about him? What’s Your plan for His life? Is it better or worse than mine?” And Jesus snaps us back to the matter at hand, as He does Peter, “What is that to you? You’re not to follow him. You must follow Me.” Much ink can and has been spilled over this, but I’ll keep it to this for now. Instead of comparing ourselves or our walk with others, let us simply concentrate on following Jesus, and what that may look like in our lives. We all stand or fall before the same Master.
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