Monday, March 25, 2013

Grace for your spirit March 26, 2013

Grace for your spirit
But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.  Matthew 26:58

It is hard to count the times when Peter spoke confidently of how he would stand up for Jesus in trouble.  The term "over my dead body" rings a bell.  Like many of us, Peter was bold in the assembly of the faithful, but in troubles his tune changed.  The night Jesus was taken captive and went to the cross, Peter had been told that he would deny Him three times that very night.  Peter made two big mistakes that led to those denials.  He followed at a distance, and he sat down in the wrong company.  His faith wavered, the devil sifted him like wheat, and the denials soon followed.  Jesus went to the cross with Peter nowhere in sight.  Let's make a renewed commitment this time of year not to follow at a distance and sit with the wrong crowd.  Let's stay close to the Master.  He needs us now as much as He did then.  Perhaps more.

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