09/01/2026
Tuesday Devotional: John 21: 15
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”
These simple words spoken by Jesus really pack a lot of weight. They go right to the heart of living as a Christian. "Do you love me more than these?" reminds us the simplicity of following Christ.
Often we tend to get caught up in the details of living a Christian life. We get caught up in the how and when of ministry and mission, and forget about the why. We focus on the little things that must fall into place in order to feel successful. We fill our minds, and even our hearts with our own thoughts, our own beliefs, our own righteousness.
But what tends to slip our minds is that being a disciple is about loving God first. Loving Jesus above all else in our lives. Loving Him above our standing in society, above our money, above our reputation, above our success.
Those are all worldly values. As Christians, we need to sit back and take a look at Jesus' question. "Do you love me more than these?", and put our priorities in order, so we can answer the same way Peter did, "Lord You know I love You."
Pastor Bill