Scripture:
Mark 14:72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And he began to weep. (NASB)
Observation:
It is common mistake for all of us, just as Peter to neglect or ignore God's existences. And the works he bring into this world. The more we watch the news of bad, horrific things, we feel bound to do something about it. But when small things around us are impacted we can't seem to recognize what God is telling us. Stir and gear towards the close, direct and smaller scale of problem. Just recognizing the bigger issue and feels to do something about it, we are being ignorant and not listening. Basically denying what God had plans for us. God's plan for us is not to over the horrific famines around the world but to teach of the Lord and his love unto people around us.
Peter had denied Lord 3 times before rooster can cry, he was afraid and the fear overcame him. What is stopping us? What is the fear that is still holding me down? Though Peter denied he wept for his ignorance, and though with multiple failures within his walk with the Lord he wept and conquered those fears and lack of confidence. He didn't justify and try to validate his behaviors, rather he wept and cried out for forgiveness for his ignorance. To coach him to overcome such fear.
Application:
What life throws at me, need to stop with justification, assessments, and validating. Do not let fear consume that I will close the doors from hearing and letting God's plan be revealed. When I stumbled, don't let my guilt overcome and cloud my judgement of the Lord. Regardless, repent, recap and fall back onto the Lord. For he is the only path to the light. Be like example of Peter, with much failure and betrayal he brought onto his relationship with the Lord, he once never blamed or try to explain for his actions to the Lord, but let God come into him and allow him to fall back o to his teaching.
Prayer:
Father give me the courage, heart of steal to acknowledge you and your plans. Your plans may be bestowed upon me and that I may not ignore or deny your plans for me. Father stroke my heart to your plan and goals you have, I will gear to focus on that.
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