梦游圣经66本书

3/7/2026 灵修分享

经文：

【约21:15】
“他们吃完了早饭，耶稣对西门彼得说：‘约翰的儿子西门，你爱我比这些更深吗？’彼得说：‘主啊，是的，你知道我爱你。’耶稣对他说：‘你喂养我的小羊。’”

很多人读这段经文时，都会把焦点放在耶稣三次问彼得“你爱我吗”，却容易忽略前面一句话：

“他们吃完了早饭。”

这并不是一句无关紧要的叙述，而是让我们看见耶稣的心。

彼得经历了失败，曾三次不认主；门徒也经历了一夜劳苦，却一无所获。然而，复活的耶稣没有立刻责备他们，也没有马上谈论使命，而是先亲自预备炭火、鱼和饼，请他们吃早餐。

耶稣先供应，再托付；先恢复关系，再恢复使命。

吃完早餐之后，耶稣才问彼得：“你爱我吗？”随后把牧养群羊的责任交给他。

这让我们明白，服事不是从责任开始，而是从爱开始；不是先付出，而是先领受。

今天，我们也常常忙着服事、忙着完成使命，却忽略了先坐在主面前，领受祂的爱、祂的平安和祂的供应。

只有先被主喂养的人，才能去喂养别人；只有先经历主恢复的人，才能成为恢复别人的器皿。

愿我们每天都先来到主的桌前，与祂相交，领受生命的粮，然后带着祂的爱，去完成祂所托付的使命。

祷告：

主耶稣，感谢你总是在我软弱的时候，先用你的爱恢复我，而不是定罪我。帮助我每天先来到你面前，领受你的供应，再去回应你的呼召。愿我不是凭自己的力量服事，而是因着你的爱去爱人，因着你的生命去喂养生命。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

Receive First, Then Be Entrusted

Devotional – 3 July 2026

Scripture:

John 21:15

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”

When reading this passage, many people focus on Jesus asking Peter three times, “Do you love me?” Yet it is easy to overlook the simple phrase that comes just before it:

“When they had finished eating.”

This is not an insignificant detail. It reveals the heart of Jesus.

Peter had experienced failure by denying Jesus three times. The disciples had also spent an entire night fishing without catching anything. Yet after His resurrection, Jesus did not immediately rebuke them or begin talking about their mission. Instead, He lovingly prepared a charcoal fire with bread and fish and invited them to eat breakfast together.

Jesus supplied their needs before entrusting them with responsibility. He restored the relationship before restoring the mission.

Only after breakfast did Jesus ask Peter, “Do you love Me?” Then He entrusted him with the responsibility of shepherding His flock.

This reminds us that ministry does not begin with responsibility—it begins with love. It is not about giving first, but about receiving first.

Today, we can easily become busy serving and fulfilling God’s work while forgetting to first sit in His presence and receive His love, His peace, and His provision.

Only those who have first been fed by the Lord can feed others. Only those who have first experienced His restoration can become instruments of restoration for others.

May we come to the Lord’s table each day, enjoy fellowship with Him, receive the Bread of Life, and then go forth in His love to fulfill the calling He has entrusted to us.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, thank You for always restoring me with Your love instead of condemning me when I am weak. Help me to come into Your presence each day and receive Your provision before responding to Your calling. May I never serve in my own strength, but love others with Your love and nourish lives with the life You have given me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.