The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 21:19-22, “…(Jesus) said to him, ‘Follow Me!’

20 Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus

loved (i.e., John) following them; …and said, 21‘Lord, and

what about this man?’ 22Jesus said to him, ‘If I want him

to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!’”

I have shortened some of this long passage in order to get

to the “meat” of the message. What Jesus said to Peter is

what He intends for each of us: “Follow Me!” That is first

and foremost for each of our lives. Jesus must be first!

What Peter meant when he saw John, I cannot be sure. He

might have meant that he wanted John to experience whatever

he was going to experience with Jesus. That is commendable.

But Jesus said, That’s not your business. You do what I told

you to do: Follow Me! Sometimes we are to be concerned

about others; foremost, however, we are to follow Jesus.

Is what concerns you what He wants? Or are you distracted

by what others are doing or not doing? First things first!

And that always means Jesus!

Love and prayers,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas