The future of both John and Peter was in the hands of their Lord. Obedience in following Him was the duty required of each. They are interested in the affairs of others, and anxious to know their duty, while they are in danger of neglecting their own. It is our work to look to Christ and follow Him. We shall see mistakes in the lives of others, and defects in their character.
Humanity is encompassed with infirmity.
But in Christ we shall find perfection. Beholding Him, we shall become transformed. John lived to be very aged. To his latest days John closely followed his Lord. Page 817 Peter had been restored to his apostleship, but the honor and authority he received from Christ had not given him supremacy over his brethren.