Today’s reading, Luke 22:54-71, carries alot of thought - its that famous passage where Peter denies the Lord. It has always amazed me that this was just hours after he had been so strong… so confident. It exemplifies the weakness of the human heart and the tendency to protect self above all else. Rather than look at Peter with disdain and critique, I see this as an opportunity for introspection of my own heart. How quickly does it take for me to fold, give in, or be drawn into sin and my own purposes?
Let us be harder on ourselves than we are on Peter. Its easy to find fault with his denial, but if we only see Peter’s weakness and fail to allow the Spirit of God to stir in us recollections of our own failures or sinful tendencies… then we walk away from this passage just as confident in self as Peter was as he left the upper room that night. Unfazed and having faith in self and our ability to hang on rather than full surrender and reliance on the One who helps us at our weakest and see’s everything - even before it happens. Lean into Him, trust Him, admit your weakness, find strength in Him and His cross.
Today I am asking you to join me LIVE at Noon for a time of prayer. We will be meeting virtually FACE to FACE. If you have a laptop you can just click the link below. If you are on a mobile device, download the ZOOM App and then click that same link. Let us come together and pray for God to work in special ways. See you there.