(Matthew 26:73-75 NKJV) And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you.” {74} Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. {75} And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.
Peter told Jesus that he would never stumble… he would never deny Him. He had meant it when he said it, but he had no idea what was ahead.
Jesus was arrested and taken away. Peter ran in fear and made his way to where Jesus was being held. And ultimately, he denied knowing Jesus three times, insisting that he didn’t know Him.
You might think that this would be the last we would hear of Peter. But that’s not the case! Peter went on to be a mighty man of God, being used in a very big way to spread the gospel after Jesus ascended to heaven.
How many times have we each messed up and let God down in some way? How many times have you personally wondered how God could even love you, never mind use you?
It would be safe to say that we have all thought about this at some point, and most likely maybe even many times. I know I have.
But God is forgiving and merciful. He takes our messes, our shortcomings and our mistakes and uses them for His glory! This isn’t to say that God likes it when we disappoint Him, but he can use these things to teach us valuable lessons that can then be used to teach others.
So instead of spending a lot of time looking at your mistakes and wondering why you made them, learn from them. Let God teach you through them and then let Him use you to help, teach and inspire others!
You’ll be amazed at how God can use even the littlest things in your life to help others.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-377-5400
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