Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. John 14:23

 Have you stopped to wonder why Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved him in John chapter twenty-one? When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.” My brothers and sisters in Christ, Peter affirmed three times that he loved Jesus, and he was advised to feed His lambs and tend His sheep, so too, if we affirm that we love Jesus we must keep His word and look after one another.