{"id":482218,"date":"2020-01-24T03:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T09:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weighdownchronicles.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2020-01-24T03:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T09:54:28","slug":"feeding-his-lambs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwenshamblinbooks.com\/?p=482218","title":{"rendered":"Feeding His Lambs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;\"><em>When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, &#8220;Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?&#8221; &#8220;Yes, Lord,&#8221; he said, &#8220;you know that I love you.&#8221; Jesus said, &#8220;Feed my lambs.&#8221; Again Jesus said, &#8220;Simon son of John, do you truly love me?&#8221; He answered, &#8220;Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.&#8221; Jesus said, &#8220;Take care of my sheep.&#8221; The third time he said to him, &#8220;Simon son of John, do you love me?&#8221; Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, &#8220;Do you love me?&#8221; He said, &#8220;Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nJohn 21:15-17<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What is the key to showing our love for the Father? The answer is here: focus on God and His sheep. Jesus wants His lambs \u2013 His followers, those who are seeking to know more about Him \u2013 to be fed and not to go hungry for the knowledge of Him or for His love and His will. Jesus wants us who love and care for Him to love and care for others in the world, for ALL are His lambs. In fact, we should be more concerned about feeding His sheep than feeding ourselves, for we know that God will take care of us!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To feed followers of Christ would be to feed them truth that helps them turn from wrong paths and turn toward the true path of facing the cross daily and denying themselves daily. You will be persecuted if you are helping to gain more territory for God\u2019s rule by helping others get their will out of the way. But BLESSED are they who are persecuted for Christ\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We have already learned from Jesus that if we love God, we will obey His commands. 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