25 As Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, "You are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it, saying, "I am not." 26 One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, "Didn't I see you with him in the olive grove?" 27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.
My grandchild fell off his chair the other day and hurt himself. His Mom said, I warned you to sit still and yet you keep doing it and now you're hurt. My grandson says, I know, I know, but it just happens.... Can't you hear Peter fighting this same fight? I will never deny you, he told Jesus, but here he is denying Jesus at the same time Jesus is on trial, fighting for His life. This is who we are, when the sinner in us takes over. That's our default position. Read Romans 7:7-25 to get another sense of this struggle, but then remember that if Christ can rise from the dead He can surely help me with my saint/sinner struggle too. I will continue to pray for His Holy Spirit to work in my heart and even if I don't feel it, I know and believe He is there.
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