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Restoration


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15When 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." 16He 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." 17He 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. 18Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go." 19(This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, "Follow me."
John 21:15–19 (ESV) 

36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered him, "Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward." 37Peter said to him, "Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you." 38Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

John 13:36–38 (ESV) 

The Lord sets the stage for REDEMPTION and RESTORATION.

1. He takes the INITIATIVE and comes to us.
2. He MEETS us where we are in our FAITH and BUILDS us up from there.
3. He builds us up by BREAKING us DOWN.

6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

James 4:6 (ESV) 

Jesus doesn't just RESTORE, He makes us STRONGER than we had been before.

Humility always precedes restoration.

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