Do You Love Jesus Imperfectly? Why God Chose Peter, Not the Pharisees

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson skips ahead from Luke 5 to the end of the gospels, to the moment Jesus restores Peter after Peter denied him three times. On a seashore, Jesus asks Peter three times, do you love me? It echoes the day Jesus first called Peter from his fishing boat, a poetic set of bookends. Peter, repenting, admits that Jesus knows everything, including how imperfect his love is. Jesus is not choosing Peter because of the quality of his love or faithfulness, but because Jesus loves him, and because Peter makes an effort at consistent love, not perfection. Then Pastor John traces what happened next: 120 afraid believers praying kingdom prayers and repenting, the Holy Spirit showing up, and a movement growing to thousands and spreading across the earth. Jesus did not choose a religious leader to lead it. The Pharisees saw Jesus raise people from the dead and still missed out, because they thought they were good enough. In Luke 5:32, Jesus says he came for those who know they are sinners and need to repent. That ongoing repentance is a daily posture of humility. So which are you more like lately, the Pharisee or Peter? Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/