Why do I love Jesus ? This was the question posed. Come with answers was the brief.

That word, love. Perhaps easier to answer a question like, 'Why do you believe'? Or why do you agree with the Bible?

John 21

Peter denies Jesus three times. He thinks Jesus is dead and won't find out. Then, later on, he comes face to face with Jesus.

Now, if a friend denied that they knew me because they didn't want to associate themselves with me and I found out and met them in the street. I would say,… Hey, why did you do that? How dare you lie about me.

If one of my sons did something like stealing money or lied about me …. The next time I saw him, I would say, 'Hey, I thought I brought you up better than this. What is the deal? I would want to punish him somehow or at least let him know how displeased I am and teach him a lesson.

But what does Jesus say to Peter?

Do you love me?

Three times.

Jesus knows Peter loves him. Like I know my children really love me.

Jesus knows the answers, and yet, he asks.

It is a beautiful scene.

The main reason Jesus came to earth was for us to fall in love with him and his Father. To have a relationship with him.

He knows better than anyone how imperfect Peter is and how imperfect we are …. But what he longs to hear is our love spoken out.