He denied it, saying, “I am not.”
26 One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the garden?” 27 Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
Failure will occur. Mistakes will happen. Tragedy will befall many of us. I have found that it is much easier to get through those times when my actions/words not contributed to the problem. When I am able to honestly look in the mirror and say, "I did all I could and have no culbability", I do not allow the situation to become a source of sleeplessness and worry.
Situations where I can point to one, two or even more instances where I have contributed to a wrong turn of events, those are the times I replay the situation over and over and disallow God's "peace that passes all understanding".
I can only imagine how deep the pain and self-rebuke Peter felt must have been when he realized the prediction of his denials had come to pass. "Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow." Just as Jesus had predicted.
Always before when Peter had offended, failed or misspoke, Christ had been there to rebuke, correct and forgive. But now Jesus was not there. Peter could not apologize. He could not make things right. There were no do-overs.
Peter was right about one thing- there are no "do-overs" in life, but there is forgiveness. Peace is available, even when the difficulities we face are a result of our own actions or words. That peace might be more elusive. Prayer might have to be more intense.
God does not promise peace only in those times where we are blameless. His comfort is not reserved just for the innocent. Some situations can be repaired. Others are beyond repair. The bottom line is that God promises peace to ALL of his children.
Matthew 11:28-30
Luke 12:25
John 14:27
Failure will occur. Mistakes will happen. Tragedy will befall many of us. I have found that it is much easier to get through those times when my actions/words not contributed to the problem. When I am able to honestly look in the mirror and say, "I did all I could and have no culbability", I do not allow the situation to become a source of sleeplessness and worry.
Situations where I can point to one, two or even more instances where I have contributed to a wrong turn of events, those are the times I replay the situation over and over and disallow God's "peace that passes all understanding".
I can only imagine how deep the pain and self-rebuke Peter felt must have been when he realized the prediction of his denials had come to pass. "Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow." Just as Jesus had predicted.
Always before when Peter had offended, failed or misspoke, Christ had been there to rebuke, correct and forgive. But now Jesus was not there. Peter could not apologize. He could not make things right. There were no do-overs.
Peter was right about one thing- there are no "do-overs" in life, but there is forgiveness. Peace is available, even when the difficulities we face are a result of our own actions or words. That peace might be more elusive. Prayer might have to be more intense.
God does not promise peace only in those times where we are blameless. His comfort is not reserved just for the innocent. Some situations can be repaired. Others are beyond repair. The bottom line is that God promises peace to ALL of his children.
Matthew 11:28-30
Luke 12:25
John 14:27
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