Luke 22:54-62 (New International Version)
Peter Disowns Jesus
54Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
55But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.
56A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him."
57But he denied it. "Woman, I don't know him," he said.
58A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them."
"Man, I am not!" Peter replied.
59About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean."
60Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: "Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times." 62And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Well, its that time of the week again. My title is a deragned version of the famous quote "eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die". ANyways, i wanted to share with u guys my tohughts on the quoted bible passage. TO be honest, a huge fear of mine is to meet with God one day as the dissapointment that i am. As with Petey in passage, he essentially does his denying, then goes and crys about it. Which is quite similar to what i do only, im not sure about Peter but mine is a cycle. Everyday there are new and exciting challenges pertianing to my maker, and it seems that im failing miserably at them. We engage in spiritual warfare everyday, numerous times a day. Perhaps my problem is either i forgot my shield at home or forgot to study my battle tactics. Like in war, those who are not prepared will be decapitated the enemy. As swords collide, there can only be one winner. FOrtunatley, our very own Gandalf the white is riding in with the calvary, covering our forces with showers of arrows, victory is at hand, it is apparent, but the question is will you survive to see that victory? Have you gone into battle mentally and spiritually prepared? Are you assured and content with what may be the likely outcome? ANd finally, will you have congtributed to the victory or will your actions have needlessly resulted in the murder of your comrades?
Its funny, all that and more is at hand and yet I falter. I hope i can find strength even in this much weakness.
*i used ot read a lot of cool books so i can talk nerd
-Brian Tse
3 comments:
Peter Disowns Jesus.. there are so many interpretations of it, but for myself, it shows me that I am human, and that i Have compromised with God's laws to get some personal gains.
However, the biggest thing that stuck to me about this passage is that Peter, he went and sat with the unbelievers and Peter settled himself in a place where he was comfortable.
I'm always more prone to deny God when I am with non-Christians and when I am in my own comfort zone.
-Jon rbk (x+2,1) wow i'm turning this into an equation =D
tmr i'm just gonna start at 0.. just to get back on track
I resonate with Brian in being apprehensive about meeting God in heaven. What if I didn't live up to His expectations? What if all this sin is just too much?
But then the beauty of having salvation through grace is that we didn't earn it. No matter what we do (or to some extent, don't do), we still have that salvation through grace and that's enough to cast away any doubts and fears about meeting the Lord.
Besides. Wouldn't you be too excited to see God? I'd probably be crying, not because of all the bad stuff I've done, but because I've waited so long to see Him - and to finally be there with Him in all His glory.
- Jono rbk (0,1). I shall explain on thursday.
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