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By Strength Shall Non Prevail.



"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." - Mark 14:30

The thing about Peter is, he was a strong willed personality. Jesus was trying to let him(us) know that your strong will is not enough in the Kingdom, you need grace.
Between Mark 14:66-71, Peter had already denied Jesus Christ thrice, both cursing and swearing he never knew him. Verse 72, "... And when he thought thereon, he wept." he wept bitterly because he never thought he would fail so miserably. After this incident Peter didn't see himself fit for the ministry anymore. (Remember in Luke 22:31-32, Jesus prayed for Peter; it says "And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.") so he left, but that prayer preserved him. He went back to his fishing business, maybe his heart condemned him that he had denied the master. 1 John 3:20 says "for if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things"
In John 21:5-7, Peter was restored to the ministry.
Your strength may have failed, you may have done somethings you are not particularly proud of; don't run from Him, run to Him like Peter did. His hands is wide open to receive and help us.

Jesus is Lord!

Enahoro Airononi
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