Music speaks to our souls so deeply and this particular song brings John 6 to mind.

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

But without missing a beat, Simon Peter answered him…

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.

‭As you may or may not know, even with this strong resolve, Simon Peter slipped up a time or two, even to the point of denying three times that he knew Jesus at all. But Jesus didn’t leave him there, and later showered him with grace asking him if he, Peter, loved Him three times.

Peter answered each time with even greater conviction than before…

You know that I love you.

Jesus gave Peter a total do-over… I can’t tell you how many He has given me… and Peter went on to live out that love never denying his Lord ever again, even when it meant his own death. I have to think that on that day he may have said again,

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.

Oh Lord, give me, give each of us, that strong resolve to love You, serve You and trust You to the very end… Even if!

‭John 6:66-69, John 21 NIV® Copyright 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®