{"id":6908,"date":"2015-09-11T00:05:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T07:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=6908"},"modified":"2015-09-10T09:39:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:39:51","slug":"follow-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2015\/09\/11\/follow-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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, \u201cLord, who is going to betray you?\u201d) When Peter saw him, he asked, \u201cLord, what about him?\u201d<\/p>\n

\tJesus answered, \u201cIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.\u201d Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, \u201cIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThis is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.<\/p>\n

\tJesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. (John 21:20\u201325)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tAfter Jesus had restored his relationship with Peter, reassuring him that he loved him and getting Peter three times to acknowledge that he loved Jesus, Jesus had told Peter that he would someday die as a martyr on a cross. Peter\u2019s response was to ask Jesus about the apostle John, who was following behind them.<\/p>\n

\tJesus told Peter that what John\u2019s fate in life would be was not Peter\u2019s concern. God has a purpose for each individual. God\u2019s will for one man can be quite different than his will for another. In the end, according to legend, Peter was crucified upside down in Rome during the reign of the Emperor Nero. But according to tradition, John died of old age, the only one of the twelve apostles who was not martyred. After his exile on Patmos, during which he wrote the book of Revelation, John was set free and continued preaching and teaching until the day he died peacefully, surrounded by other Christians.<\/p>\n

\tGod works with each of us in his own separate way. We each of us have a part to play in God\u2019s plan. Some of us may lead lives of great turmoil, pain and suffering. Others of us may live lives of grand excitement. And some of us will lead quiet, ordinary, and happy lives. No matter what sort of life God gives us, it will bring glory to him. And all of us, no matter the cup he gives us, are equally valuable.<\/p>\n

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