约翰福音-John 21章17~18节
| 21:17 |
耶稣第三次对他说，约翰的儿子西门，你爱我么？彼得因为耶稣第三次对他说，你爱我么？就忧愁，对耶稣说，主啊，你是无所不知的，你知道我爱你。耶稣对他说，你喂养我的羊。 He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? Peter was grieved that He said to him the third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him, Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep. |
| 21:18 |
我实实在在的告诉你，你年轻的时候，自己束上带子，随意往来；但年老的时候，你要伸出手来，别人要把你束上，带你到不愿意去的地方。 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. |
Enlightenment:
After restoring Peter’s love toward Him, the Lord Jesus charged him, saying, “Feed My lambs,” “Shepherd My sheep,” and “Feed My sheep.” The first twenty chapters of the Gospel of John stress the matter of believing in the Son that we may have life (3:15). But in this chapter it is not a matter of believing but of loving. The fruit-bearing in chapter fifteen is the outflow of the riches of the inner life. Here the lamb-feeding is the nourishing with the riches of the inner life. In order to feed others we need to enjoy the riches of the Lord’s divine life. This requires that we love Him. To believe in the Lord is to receive Him, and to love the Lord is to enjoy Him. The Lord came as life and as the life supply to us. We need to have faith in Him and love toward Him.
亮光
主耶稣恢复了彼得对祂的爱之后，就嘱咐他，说，『喂养我的小羊，』『牧养我的羊，』并『喂养我的羊。』约翰前二十章着重信入子以得生命这件事。（约三15。）但在本章不是信的事，乃是爱的事。在十五章里，结果子是里面生命之丰富的流出。这里的喂养小羊，是用里面生命的丰富滋养人。我们要喂养别人，就需要享受主神圣生命的丰富。这需要我们爱祂。信主是接受祂，爱主是享受祂。主来作我们的生命和生命的供应，我们需要对祂有信心，向祂有爱心。