In church today I heard a talk about grace, and the speaker told of how Peter, who knew that Christ was the Son of God, was told by Jesus to feed His lambs, and to feed His sheep. While listening to the story, I got to wondering about those words and why Christ chose them. He didn't say, "Go find my sheep, find out everything that is wrong with them, and make sure they know." He didn't say, "Go tell my sheep they are going the wrong way", or "Go scare my sheep" or "Go lecture my sheep". He said to feed them.
This is what He asks us to do, and I am sure He doesn't mean to feed them poison, or things that aren't nourishing. He wants us to feed them love. He wants the good news of the Gospel shared -- as good news, and not as a list of things the sheep are doing wrong. I am sure that Jesus meant that we should feed everyone encouragement for all they do right, and love for every difficulty including wrong choices. He wants us to share joy for every success we see.
Jesus wants us to know what He did so it can be beneficial to us. He wants us to know where to look for help, and salvation. Jesus is the "bread of life". He wants all of us to know Him. When we know and accept Christ, and the gift of His atonement, we will truly have been fed, and will want to feed others the joy of Christ and His gospel.
*Picture by Kamille Corry used by permission from churchofjesuschrist.org
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