Good morning, Lord

50 Commandments of Jesus

46. Feed My Sheep—John 21:15–16

Jesus Reinstates Peter

15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

Good morning, Lord, thank You for being our great Shepherd, please help us watch and pray and be on guard for the ravenous wolves. We pray especially for Your little ones, the children and grandchildren we love so dearly, please help us be on guard and live as we should so they will see You in our lives. Please help us feed and take care of one another as we should, in truth and love, in Jesus name we pray, amen.

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HELPS Word-studies:

Feed - Βόσκε - 1006 bóskō – properly, feed (graze); (figuratively) spiritually nourish by feeding people the Word of God (Jn 21:15,17). While 4166 (poimḗn) focuses on "shepherding" the flock of God (caring for them), 1006 (bóskō) stresses feeding them His Word.

"Take care of my sheep" in the original Greek is literally "Shepherd the sheep of me," 

Shepherd - Ποίμαινε - 4165 /poimaínō ("shepherding, pastoring") is distinct from "feeding" (1006 /bóskō). 4165 (poimaínō) focuses on "tending" ("shepherding") (WS, 274), which includes guarding, guiding, and folding the flock and is only provided (ultimately) by Jesus Christ – the Shepherd, who calls under-shepherds (such as elder-overseers) to guard and guide His people by His direction (1 Pet 5:1-5). See 4166 (poimēn).

[4165 /poimaínō ("to shepherd, tend") occurs 11 times in the NT, usually with a figurative sense of "shepherding (tending) God's flock." This provides Spirit-directed guidance (care) in conjunction with feeding His people (teaching them Scripture).]