Scripture:
John 18:17
“You are not one of his disciples, are you?” the girl at the door asked Peter.
He replied, “I am not.”
Observation:
We know of Peter’s promise to the Savior -”you can count on me Lord.” But we also know of the reality of his denial. “I am not the guy you think I am,” says Peter. He could have easily gone down in history as a man who kept his promise and affirmed the Lord but rather, his flesh, personal concern took precident.
Application:
How many times have we told the Lord, “you can count on me!” only to turn the other way when counted upon? How often do we live in two places with a fractured heart with a deep sense of, “I am not the person people think I am?” It creates a deep ache in your heart and soul and often times is not responded to. We deny our own admission not only to the Lord, but to being human – needy – frail and weak. Another type of denial comes in when we do not address those in our charge – friends and relationships (we have been charged in scripture with how to care for others) or our children. Children that begin to go wayward and we dismiss the fact that if we do not intervene, we are like Peter saying: “not me…” We shrug off responsibility to move to care and resolve in thier life. Let us not deny our God, our faith, our family nor our friends. Let us not ever be ashamed of Jesus but be afffirming of his love and life.
Prayer:
Lord, it is easy to cover up, live in denial, miss our responsibilities and more. Would you give us the courage to move clearly and rightly and not miss the moment of affirming YOU and living in reality. Give us courage. Amen
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