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John chapter 21, verse 20

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. I'm just going to pause there. We're not even

read the whole verse. There's a lot going on in this context, but I want to pray according to that simple phrase that John who's writing this

gospel uses to refer to himself.

Like, Peter turned and saw, not John,

he doesn't say Peter turn and saw me.

He says Peter turned and saw

the disciple whom Jesus loved.

Like that's how John saw himself.

Like his identity is I'm the disciple whom Jesus loved. Now we know from other

passages that there actually was like some competition between these

disciples over who would be the greatest and Jesus spoke into that and there's a sense in which you could read this to be like, yeah, like,

is this John saying,

you just loved me more than others?

I don't, I don't think so.

I think and based on all we see in John's writings here in the

gospel that he is written and then in first John, second John, third John, like it is clear. This is John's identity

in his mind and his heart.

Like, who are you?

I am a follower of Jesus whom he loves. And I just want to encourage you to see your identity for all

of you who trusted in Jesus in the same way. Like don't tie up your identity with your career, right?

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