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HEREAFTER!

John 13:6&7
"6 Then cometh He to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter."

Peter FAILED the night of Jesus's arrest. Peter denied that he was a Jesus follower, repeatedly. He did not lived up to his OWN expectations. We can turn to the Gospel of John 21:1-19 where Jesus works to restore Peter's ego and self-image. And, then in Acts 2:1-41 we read about the first Pentecost where Peter is once again the bold leader in front of a crowd of Jewish people "CROWING" like a rooster about Jesus Christ! On that day, through PETER, the Holy Ghost brought 3,000 souls to believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior!!!

We want to learn from Peter. He did not let his failure define him. He was saved by Jesus and he was able to share The Gospel message. We have a HUGE advantage over Peter in that we see more of the pieces of the puzzle that is Jesus's life story which is the story of life. 

Before Pentecost and before the Crucifixion Jesus even told Peter that he would understand things later. Today's verses; "Then cometh He to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto Him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest NOT NOW; but thou shalt know HEREAFTER." We live in Peter's HEREAFTER. We know about the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. We know that Jesus will come again to judge the living and the dead. We know what Peter did not know! All the more reason we have to "CROW" about the Gospel message!!!
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