Remnant: Learning From The Passionate ApostleSample

After Jesus’ arrest, but before His crucifixion, Jesus’ prediction came true. His disciples, Peter included, abandoned Him. The moment Peter denied Him the third time, Jesus made eye contact with him from a distance. Reminded of Jesus’ prediction by that eye contact, Peter wept bitterly, convinced and ashamed of his own weakness. 

Jesus’ intention was not to shame Peter. Jesus had never shown anything but grace and mercy to His disciples. Jesus’ intention was simply to point out the truth. The Holy Spirit does the same for us today through God’s Word, the Bible, and while it’s never comfortable to be confronted by the truth of our own weakness and sin, we can’t move on to bigger and better things until we acknowledge and confess it. This being true, any revelation of God’s truth, comfortable or uncomfortable, is a mercy and evidence of His grace, and we’d be foolish not to search it out by studying His Word. 

Thank God for His Word and for revealing your sin to you so you can confess it and move on to bigger and better things.