Walking With The Disciples
WALKING WITH THE DISCIPLES
In 21:18-23, we see that the Lord Jesus walks with the disciples as His followers. After restor ing Peter's love for Him and charging him with lamb-feeding and sheep-shepherding, the Lord, by predicting Peter's martyrdom, instructed the disciples to follow Him to death. In verse 18 the Lord said to Peter, "Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go." In saying this to Peter, the Lord was "signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God." Later, in 2 Peter 1:14, Peter referred to this. Here in this chapter the Lord was preparing Peter to follow Him to death, but not by anything of him self nor according to his own will. The Lord seemed to be saying, "Peter, you did not keep your word, but I will keep My word. You said that you would even die for Me, but you did not keep your word. One day you will die for Me, for you will die to glorify God. While you are young, you will be free. But the day will come when you are old. Then people will catch you, bind you, and bring you to a place where you do