Consider the story of Peter's denial of Christ. Peter without hesitation ( vs. 33) said that he would be willing to go to prison and to the grave with Jesus! What faith and loyalty he must have had. And even in the garden when the Roman soldiers came to take Jesus away, being led by Judas the betrayer, who was it that drew his sword to fight for Christ? Peter. But notice who was around when Peter made this statement of loyalty and devotion. (vs.14) Just Christ and the other Apostles. And when he bowed out instead of proclaiming that he knew Christ, who was around? (vss.54-62) The courtyard. It might be easier for us to express our devotion and loyalty when we are in church, but what about when we are out in the "courtyard"? Does our tongue speak devotion and loyalty to Christ while with the saints and then while with the world we deny him before "day break" ? May we find encouragement from Peter, because in the end he did go to prison and die for Christ!
12.30.2008
"Before day break" Luke 22:31-62
Consider the story of Peter's denial of Christ. Peter without hesitation ( vs. 33) said that he would be willing to go to prison and to the grave with Jesus! What faith and loyalty he must have had. And even in the garden when the Roman soldiers came to take Jesus away, being led by Judas the betrayer, who was it that drew his sword to fight for Christ? Peter. But notice who was around when Peter made this statement of loyalty and devotion. (vs.14) Just Christ and the other Apostles. And when he bowed out instead of proclaiming that he knew Christ, who was around? (vss.54-62) The courtyard. It might be easier for us to express our devotion and loyalty when we are in church, but what about when we are out in the "courtyard"? Does our tongue speak devotion and loyalty to Christ while with the saints and then while with the world we deny him before "day break" ? May we find encouragement from Peter, because in the end he did go to prison and die for Christ!
12.13.2008
Think before you speak! Judges 11:29-40
Oh, I wish I had never said that.... have you ever said that before? The story that we have here in Judges 11 serves as a good example of this. Sometimes we as Christians are apt to respond to someone or something that has happened without thinking first and left to reap the consequences of our words. Jephthah made a vow to God that said "If you will indeed deliver the people of ammon into my hands, then it will be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." vss 30+31 those are some pretty strong words coming from Jephthah. How would he know what would come out of his house first? What if it were his daughter? In vs 34 we find that that is exactly what happens. His daughter, his only child, had come out to greet him first, and so the burnt offering to the Lord. Naturally this made him sad, I wonder if he was regreting his vow, but the words had already been spoken! What a lesson to learn, Let us be careful to speak with thought and soundness as with grace and not with irrational emotion. Wanting to offer thanks to God is not bad, but how thankful do you think Jephthah felt offering his DAUGHTER as the burnt offering?
Notice as well his daughter did not question her fathers word. vs. 36.
Notice as well his daughter did not question her fathers word. vs. 36.
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