Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” John 13:38
The scripture above is the prophetic word that Jesus gave to Peter. Peter was a wild man; he was a man after Gods own heart. Peter was bold enough to jump out of the boat and walk on water. Peter defended Jesus with a sword by cutting the ear off of a soldier. He was wild, daring and completely unpredictable.
What I love about Peter is that he had the faith of a child. So if Peter would get out of the boat and walk on water, defend to the death with a sword, why would Peter deny Jesus when asked if he was His disciple?
How many of us can say that we have denied Jesus? How many of us can remember a time when we know that the Holy Spirit wanted us to do something and we didn’t? How many of us wish that we could just get it?
The reality is that the past is the past and we will never get it back. If we wished that we would have done something differently, the only thing we can do is learn from it, release ourselves from the mistake and move forward.
I consider myself a Peter. I am a wild man, someone that is unpredictable, someone that is willing to do anything for the Lord. I have made mistakes in life and have known that I was supposed to do something yet I decided to run away from the very thing that I loved, Jesus.
I believe that the Lord will continue to put us through tests that will prove who we are. Will we answer Jesus and not only say yes in our hearts but will we actually do it in the physical? Will we listen to the still small voice and walk in the presence of the Holy Spirit?
Some right now have one foot out of the boat and don’t know whether to walk on water or stay in the boat. Some are completely on the water right now walking by faith, believing the words of the Lord, come vs. the world’s distraction of fear.
God is gentle, He is a gentleman. He will never force us to do anything, it is our choice. Do we want to be a part of what He is doing or run because of fear? No matter what is going on in our lives, we must choose obedience.
Peter screwed up and he new it. Peter wished that he could have those moments back when he denied and cursed the King. God forgave him and gave him the keys to the Kingdom anyways.
Rest assured, no matter how much we screw up, God loves us the same on our worst and best days. He really is in controlJ.
