What About Him?
John 21:20-25
Key Verse: “When Peter saw him, he asked, 'Lord, what about him?'(21:21 NIV)”
Sometimes
both of my daughters get in trouble at the same time. Inevitably one more so than
the other. While I am dealing with one, she will pipe up, “but what about her?
Why is she also not in trouble?” The answer always is, “that is none of your
concern.” We are all the one sister, we all want to know, “What about about
her?” As if our own relationship with God is not enough of a concern. We want
to know what God thinks about those around us. We want to see how we compare.
Perhaps we want to know that we are doing better than others are, or perhaps we
want to see if we measure up to them. Does Jesus love us as as much as he loves
“the disciple whom he loved?” Jesus' answer is, “So what if I do? It is none of
your concern.” When it comes to how we measure up to those around us, God tells
us it is none of our concern. Our only concern is ourselves and our
relationship with God. We work to be the person God is calling us to be. That
is just about all we can handle.
Prayer:
Lord, it is so easy
to be distracted by those around me, to focus on other people and their walks
with God, and worry about how I am in comparison to them. Help me to work on my
walk with you. Help me to focus on loving you and being the person you have
called me to be. Help me to stop comparing myself to those around me, trying to
see how I measure up next to them. Help me to hear the words that Christ said
to Peter in this passage. Help me to always look to you. Amen
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