Wellspring of Joy

Pondering Point

From the get-go Jesus called Peter into a “partnership” with him. This quote comes from three years later and we see Jesus still setting the parameters and determining which factors make up their part-nership. That partnership included Jesus serving Peter by washing his feet – and by dying for him.

Peter initially balked at both, but later understood the blessing – and accepted it graciously. Don’t brush Jesus aside. Just as Jesus called Peter to follow him and learn – to apprentice under Him, He is calling us to follow Him and apprentice under His leadership too – through the Holy Spirit.

Prayer for the Day

Holy Spirit, give me wisdom and insight, strength and persistence as I take part in my life with Jesus.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

I am not Jesus. Just one of his many apprentices who have been at it for a while. Again, obvious. My agenda for our time together is simple: to pass on some of the best things I've learned from sitting at the feet of the master, a man whose closest friends all said he was anointed with the oil of joy more than any of his companions. My translation: he was the happiest person alive.
J.M. Comer, Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, p. 11,12