The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-25

/ uoM, Jul Wueu Tile women came, say
| ing the Lord was risen, Peter outran
any of them to the tomb, anxious to
tell Jesus how much he loved Him.
But Peter only found an angel there.
| But the angel had a message for
Peter. He said Tell my disciples,
and Peter, that he goeth before you
into Galilee; there shall We see Him,
as He said unto you" 1t is not sur
prising to me or you, then, that when
/ they were sure it was Jesus on the
shore, Peter leaped into the water
and went to meet his Lord so eager
was he to tell Him Lord, didn't
mean it." Peter had had time to
think Il denied the one who saved
me; | was fisher of fish and now |
am a fisher of men; denied the great
est benefactor who ever came into
my life. want Him to know I APP
preciate what He did for me and
what He promises to do And when
Jesus said Simon, son of Jonas,
lowest thou me? Not merely what
| have done for YOU; not merely that
saved YOU from watery grave and
a fiery hell, but do you love Me? Am
| worthy of your example! Am /
worthy Of your fellowship and follow
ing? Would you rather be with Me
than these?" Peter was grieved be-
cause Jesus thought it necessary to
ask him the same question three
times. But Jesus said Peter, if you
love Me, prove it, feed my lambs. If
you love me, prove it, feed my sheep.
What do we do for Jesus to prove
our love for Him? Why, you say.
did not know we had to do anything,
/ / Joined the church and go to meeting;
| l pay a little for it. II | didn't do
these things / wouldn't go to heaven.
Oh, yes, love Jesus: He must have
! been pretty nice OF He wouldn't have
died for u.s. He is such a nice man"
Why did Jesus ask this question to
Peter three times lowest thou Me?D
1 Because He wanted to show him that
sion is not love. Nothing is love that
does not go down to the depths of the
soul of the lover and move him to
action. The love of Almighty God
would have been nothing but a theory
| if it had not been true that God SO
loved the world that He gave His only
Son. Christ was not condemning
Peter. He was teaching this corner
stone OF the church of God. Peter
went away absolutely in harmony in
his whole soul with the law of God.
He served his age and generation and
when the time came for him to leave
this earth, he thought himself un-
worthy of dying the death of the cross
and he was crucified with his head
downward, that he might not assume
the same attitude as did the Savior
he loved
All there Is in christianity is love.
Our forms and beliefs are but empty
things. We can all serve Jesus, and
when | say service, I do not mean
worship, worship is adoring contem-
/ plation, but service is actually doing
something for one who would have
that thing to do for himself if you
! did not do it. What God wants is
your love. What Jesus died for was
the love of the world and the only
thing Jesus does not get is love. /
know many folk who love Jesus are
afraid to try to do things for Him
for fear of making mistakes, This
fear never came from love, for perfect
love casteth out fear. Our methods of
trying to win souls for Jesus may not
be perfect, but / believe when we see
it away up yonder, after the Divine
touch, ! am sure we will never regret
lit and know that God looks at the
heart that employs the service and
/! not at the perfection of the service.
4 Do you love Jesus? If so, prove it.
4 If you have the wrong idea of chris
n tianity, ask God to remove it. If you
/, will open up your heart you will re-
ceive the sweet benediction of God
land you will know what it is to serve
because YOU love.