Listen: “The rooster crowed, and Peter remembered his words to Jesus, ‘Even if I haveto die with you, I’ll never disown you’” (Mark 14:31 NIV). And before you criticise him, listen: “All the others said the same.” (Mark 14:31 NIV). Wow!
The moment of truth came for Peter, and it’ll come for you too. When it does, you’ll see in yourself (a) things you’ve denied, (b) things you’ve excused, and (c) things you never thought were there. Sometimes the very point at where you thought you were strongest is actually your point of hidden weakness, and God’s showing it to you.
Maybe you were raised to look like you always ‘have it together’, and now He’s shaking some things up and permitting others to be stripped away.
Hebrews, Chapter 12 says God is going to do, “A thorough house cleaning, getting ridof all the… junk, so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered” (Hebrews 12:27 TM). Only when you reach that point, can you start laying a truefoundation for your future, for only then have you come to terms with the fact that you can do nothing of real value in your own strength. It’s a painful lesson!
Peter was never the same after that night. He’d been humbled, now God could use him. The lesson had been burned into his conscience, now he could write, “Be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5). Has God been shaking you up lately?
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