The first time Jesus asked He used Agape and Peter responded in the affirmative but used the word Philia instead. Jesus asked again using the word Agape and again Peter used the word Philia.
The last time Jesus asked He used the word Philia and again Peter confirms with the word Philia.
Jesus was trying to guide Peter but Peter was oblivious. So instead of chastising Peter Jesus meets Peter where he was not where he should've been.
Jesus showed unconditional love to all He met and would show each of us the same. We are never so lost we can't be found and wherever we may find ourselves Jesus will meet us where we are and guide us to where we are meant to be if we let Him.
Not much is known about Simon the Zealot other than him being an Apostle. Jesus took a Zealot under His wing, how much more will He do for you?
Whatever a persons heinous sins are, they may not be forgiven by those around them but if they repent sincerely Jesus will.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 18:10-14
Matthew was a tax collector, perhaps the very one in this parable but the repentant sinner went away justified before God yet the self-righteous holier-than-thou Pharisee was not. Some one who paid his tithes, fasted and prayed still missed the mark according to Christ.
If the Pharisee weren't so certain he was better than everyone else he might have been moved to listen to the spirit rather than himself.
No one is perfect, so we all need forgiveness. Those who know that and pray for that forgiveness will be forgiven. Ask and you shall recieve.
No matter how long you are lost when you are found the Heavens will rejoice as the prodigal sons father did when his long lost son was found.
Jesus is waiting for all to come to him. And when we do we will pick up where we left off and be guided to where we need to be. Being lost is sometimes the only way to find yourself and when we do we can be open to finding the Christ who has already found us even when we could not find ourselves.
Jesus meets us wherever we're at. He waits eternally for us to find Him. He's found each of us we need only find Him. He didn't just die for all of us , He died for each of us.
