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“Peter seeing him [John] saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou Me” (John 21:21-22).
It seems that Peter and John were close friends, and when the Lord had told Peter in some previous verses what He wanted him to do, probably Peter was very happy. But then he saw John sitting there, and he wanted to know what John was to do. The Lord Jesus did not tell Peter this, but rather said, in so many words, “Even if I allow him to live until I come back, that is not your business. You follow Me.”
It is good advice for us too. Sometimes we get so busy trying to find out what others are doing for the Lord that we forget what He has given us to do. This does not mean that we do not take an interest in what others do, but always to be curious about what the Lord has given others is not good. The Lord wants us to mind our own business, and to be content to follow Him.
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