14.02.13 PETER MAKES A REQUEST

Bill Heinrich  -  Dec 21, 2015  -  Comments Off on 14.02.13 PETER MAKES A REQUEST

 14.02.13 Jn. 13:36-38; Lk. 22:31-34

 

PETER MAKES A REQUEST  

 

Jn. 36 “Lord,” Simon Peter said to Him, “where are You going?”

 

Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”

 

37 “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You!”

 

38 Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for Me? I assure you: A rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.

 

Lk. 31 “Simon, Simon, look out! Satan has asked to sift you like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

 

33 “Lord,” he told Him, “I’m ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

 

34 “I tell you, Peter,” He said, “the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me!”

 

The disciples finally realized a dramatic change was about to take place; one that would be radically different from what they had been anticipating.  Jesus told them He was going to leave, and that He was going to die. According to their thinking, this was not what a Messiah would do!  They were confused and fearful with thoughts of being deserted, and simply did not understand what Jesus was telling them. Yet their worst nightmares are about to come to pass.  The declaration by Peter that he would die for Jesus was precisely opposite of what was about to happen.  However, Jesus had a deeper knowledge of Peter than Peter had of himself. From when Peter denied Jesus three times until Jesus forgave him three times, there was not one iota of self-sufficiency in him.  There was no greater emphatic way of denying or affirming anything other than to repeat it three times. Peter declared the ultimate denial and Jesus declared the ultimate forgiveness. Peter realized all of his devotion was human devotion. Only later did he receive the Holy Spirit empowered devotion.

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