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Mark 14:71&72
"71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept."

Peter was the Rock! He was gonna be the foundation that the church would be built upon. Peter was the strongest. Peter was the best. And, the strength of Peter's conviction even inspired his fellow Disciples; "Likewise also SAID THEY ALL." 

Only when the moment of truth came they all lost confidence and hope and FLED the scene in all directions. Peter snuck into the palace where the religious leaders have taken Jesus. There when asked Peter denied that he was a Jesus follower. Now he is being confronted with the truth of being a Disciple of "JESUS of Nazareth." His PRIDE does NOT help him out of this situation..

"But he began to CURSE and to SWEAR, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. And the second time the COCK CREW. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny Me THRICE. And when he thought thereon, he WEPT." In Peter's mind he had FAILED Jesus. He has not lived up to his OWN expectations. He let others down and he let himself down. This is shattering his self image. This is destroying his ego. This will help make Peter the humble servant that the church will need in the coming years! 

We want to learn from Peter. We don't want to cus, swear and lie. We want to honor God and be faithful. The Lord is looking upon you. Others are looking at you. Waiting and watching. Jesus knew Peter would deny Him. We all fall and Jesus has forgiven us. His grace. His mercy. Jesus died for Peter and He died for you. His innocence for our guilt. We are fully forgiven. With remorse confess your sins and leave them at the foot of the cross. We are forgiven. Crow about it! Proclaim God with your own crow! 

Do you want to hear a Pastor CROW like a rooster? Listen here, the link below. The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/9jAqEePzNfg
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