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Saturday, December 8, 2007
Overstating Our Courage
But Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, I am ready to go to jail with
you. I will even die with you!" But Jesus said, "Peter,
before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will say you
don't know me. You will say this three times!"
-- Luke 22:33-34 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
One of our weaknesses as mere mortals is to overstate our courage. So
often, we fail to realize the power of fear -- why else would the Bible
contain so many commands not to be afraid? Peter's intentions are
genuine, but the power of discouragement, despair, disillusionment, and
fear is greater. What commitments have you made to the Lord that you
did not keep? Even though Peter would deny his Lord three times, the
Lord worked in Peter's life so that he would not be destroyed. He can
do the same for you in your times of failure and loss. However, we
should take Peter's warning as our own. When we feel strong, we are
often most vulnerable. Our strength must come from the Lord and not our
feelings of invincible faith.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O LORD God, thank you for loving Peter even though you knew he would
let you down. Thank you for restoring and using him after his
sinfulness and failure. My desire, O God, is to never trust in my own
strength, but in your power at work in me. When I begin to get too full
of myself and too confident in my own power, please humble me gently so
that in crucial moments I will not fail you! In Jesus' name. Amen.
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