Jesus' Appearances After The Resurrection (Day 7)

In Matthew 26 Jesus tells Peter that he will fall away from Jesus and deny Him three times before the morning. Peter responds by saying, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.” Later in that chapter we read that after Jesus is arrested, Peter does in fact deny that he knows Jesus “before a rooster crows”.

That background leads us to today’s passage, after Jesus feeds the disciples when they return from fishing, Jesus asks Peter, also called Simon or Simon Peter, if he loves Him three times. This restores Peter after his failure on the night of Jesus’ arrest. As you read today’s scripture, understand that we all fail Christ daily, but realize that Christ is always there waiting to restore our relationship with him when we repent and ask.