Nothing is more radically backward and wrecking to our way of thinking than the idea of God's grace. It is completely counter intuitive to get the promotion before doing the work. Mind blowing to find ourselves in a position where no matter how much we falter, we remain righteous before God in Christ and yet, like the Apostle Peter, we make promises we can't keep,
Matthew 26:31-35 "Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
Well, we know the rest of the story, Peter does deny Jesus three times...
Matthew 26:69-75 "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly."
The Bible tells us that Jesus turned His head to look at Peter right after the rooster crowed and that look brought Peter to the truth of who he was and who he wasn't.
Peter had told Jesus that he would died for Him, and at his worst moment, as Jesus turned to look at His disciple, Peter learned that Jesus had to die for him.
He had to die for all of mankind. And those of us who know Jesus as our Lord often mistakenly spend our time trying to work to repay Jesus for what He did on Calvary. We find it so difficult to rest, to put away our works, to stop keeping score, and to rest in Jesus and the finished work of the cross.
Matthew 11:28 "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Thank God for His amazing grace, may we come to rest in it all the days of our lives.
Matthew 26:31-35 "Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
Well, we know the rest of the story, Peter does deny Jesus three times...
Matthew 26:69-75 "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly."
The Bible tells us that Jesus turned His head to look at Peter right after the rooster crowed and that look brought Peter to the truth of who he was and who he wasn't.
Peter had told Jesus that he would died for Him, and at his worst moment, as Jesus turned to look at His disciple, Peter learned that Jesus had to die for him.
He had to die for all of mankind. And those of us who know Jesus as our Lord often mistakenly spend our time trying to work to repay Jesus for what He did on Calvary. We find it so difficult to rest, to put away our works, to stop keeping score, and to rest in Jesus and the finished work of the cross.
Matthew 11:28 "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Thank God for His amazing grace, may we come to rest in it all the days of our lives.
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