Failed Love Shall Rise Again

Mark 14:72  

"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" 

    That had to be the worst day of Peter's life, when he recalled what Jesus had said to him earlier, that day. Jesus predicts Peter's denial in (v-30), "And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice."  When Jesus foretold this tragic failure of loyalty, Peter could not believe that it would happen.  Peter, like all of us, this is one time he got too sure. He had forgotten the traps that life can lay for the best of men. He had forgotten that the best of men can step on a slippery place and fall. He had forgotten his own human weakness and the strength of the devil's temptations. But there is one thing to be remembered about Peter, "his heart was in the right place." 
    My Friends, Peter who never broke a promise, who never was disloyal in thought or action to a pledge. Peter loved Jesus, and even if his love failed, it rose again. What a lesson for all people! If we fail God or make a mistake, hurt a brother or sister in Christ, we must acknowledge our actions and ask God for forgiveness, and though our love might have failed, it shall rise again. 
Amen!

Reading: Mark 14:66-72
Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You 

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry