Who is Jesus like? Vv. 61, 62- When he heard the cry of the rooster that awakened the sleeping soul, Jesus looked at Peter. Unlike the people who looked at Peter with questions and contempt, Jesus looked at him with sadness, forgiveness and a heart of love. This was also the look of someone who had been praying for him for a long time a look of someone who had assurance that this person will be recovered and become someone who can strengthen the brothers. Don’t you think Peter’s repentance is due to Jesus’ patient love towards him even though it was undeserved?
What lesson is God teaching me? V. 54- Though Peter had the loyalty to follow Jesus until the end, he was very calculative to follow him from a distance. Are you following Jesus from within a safety zone so that you can hide in time of trouble?
Vv. 55-60- Peter, whose dreams were shattered, denied Jesus when a servant girl claimed that he was with Jesus as he warmed himself up next to a fire. He also denied the person who said that he is, “one of them”. He also denied it when they said he was “with him” because he is a Galilean. The person that said he would “go with” Jesus to prison and even to death denied that he was “with him” and said that he “does not know” what they were talking about. He was telling the truth. He did not correctly know Jesus. If you do not correctly know Jesus and just follow him because of your own gain then the day will come when Jesus shatters your expectations and will no longer be able to follow him.
Help me examine myself to see if I am denying Jesus in my life or standing against him.
