Luke 22:54-62 54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, and Peter was following at a distance. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 56 Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58 And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” 59 And after an interval of about an hour still another insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” 62 And he went out and wept bitterly. Hi, I'm Peter. Many of you may recognize me as one of the twelves disciples. I was a good follower of Jesus. I helped lead the other men and believed that we should always obey Jesus before any other. I stood up for Jesus and spread the news of him to others, I gave up everything for him. I had seen all the wonderful miracles that Jesus had performed and I had immense faith in him. I liked to believe that I was one of the best disciples, that I was one of Jesus "favorites". I learned so much from him. I learned that what believe determines how we believe. I learned that not everyone who claims to be a follower shares the right message of my Lord. I walked on water towards Jesus, but I didn't trust him. He had all this faith in me, but I didn't have it in him. Many people ask me why God allows bad things to happen. Why would me, peter, of all people deny Jesus 3 times. Why was I going to be seen as the "bad" disciple when I loved Jesus. I never wanted to do this to him. I never wanted to hurt him or betray him. It destroyed me. I didn't understand why I was going to betray him when I loved him. I didn't understand why God was allowing me to do this. When many of you read my story you don't normally think of it as something bad happening, but to me it was the worst possible feeling. I had the opportunity to spread his word and let it be known that he is my God, but instead I denied him? Not once, not twice, but three times. You see, God allowed this to happen to teach a greater lesson. I didn't trust Jesus when I had the chance to walk to him on water. I took my eyes off of him for a second just one second and i lost sight of what was truly important. I denied knowing Jesus because how am I supposed to spread his word if I don't trust him in my own heart. If I can't trust him enough to keep my eyes on him, I don't have enough faith to share it with others. Brothers and sisters trust in the Lord with all your heart because he is our rock. Bad things happen to us because God is trying to teach us something valuable, something that will stay with us throughout our lives and often times he uses us to teach others as well. Keep your eyes on him and trust him even in the bad times because a bad time with the Lord is better than any good time without him.
I'm sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I hope that you enjoyed a different perspective on a very frequently asked question! God bless, Sydney❤️
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