15 Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in. 17 "You are not one of his disciples, are you?" the girl at the door asked Peter. He replied, "I am not." 18 It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.
Can you imagine Peter, sneaking around trying to get inside to stay close to Jesus but then having to lie about knowing Him? Even as he denied Jesus he probably felt bad but because he wanted to stay close he probably justified it in his mind. That's so easy to do, to justify our actions. I also often wonder why the other disciple was not questioned, but again it really is about God's plan. We hear about Peter because God had planned his denial so that later God could use Peter to glorify Him, to teach others about Him. It kind of blows me away when I think about how God plans these "little" details, days, weeks, months, years in advance of other parts of His plan!
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