Summary
Verse 30, Jesus said to Him, truly, I tell you, this day, this very night, before the Cotch rose twice, you will deny me three times. And here Jesus turns it right back and cuts Him to the quick, such a gross and specific accusation that not only would He deny him, but that it would be today. Chine up, shoulders back, looking Jesus square in the eye, and Peter says, I will never deny you. While Peter was below in the courtyard one of the servant girls of the high priest came by, when she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him, and said, You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth, but he denied it, saying, I do not know or understand what you were talking about, and he went out into the forecourt, then the cock growed. Then after a little while, the bystanders again said to Peter, certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean, but he began to curse and he swore an oath, I do not know this man you are talking about. In grace and mercy, week after week, Jesus gives Himself as tangible grace to us, His body and His blood to sustain us this side of heaven, telling us over and over and over again, you are forgiven.
Video citations
- "Confident" 4-14-22 — Get up, shoulders back, look me square in the eye and tell me the truth. Have you ever denied Christ? It was Passover. Jesus and His disciples had gathered together to share this celebration, this…