Wednesday Devo
Scripture:
Luke 22:54-62
54 So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. 55 The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. 56 A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!”
57 But Peter denied it. “Woman,” he said, “I don’t even know him!”
58 After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!”
“No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted.
59 About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”
60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
61 At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” 62 And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly.
54 So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. 55 The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. 56 A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!”
57 But Peter denied it. “Woman,” he said, “I don’t even know him!”
58 After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!”
“No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted.
59 About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”
60 But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
61 At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” 62 And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly.
Commentary:
22:54–62 Peter Denies Jesus. Luke places Peter’s denial of Jesus before Jesus’ appearance before the Sanhedrin (vv. 66–71), while Matthew and Mark place it afterward. Luke may have wanted to arrange his material in a more topical, “orderly” way (cf. 1:3).
22:54 high priest’s house. The home of Caiaphas (Matt. 26:57), the ruling high priest was perhaps shared with his father-in-law Annas. Peter was following “to see the end” (Matt. 26:58).
22:55–57 sat down among them. Peter demonstrates courage by his presence in a hostile environment, but his courage fails him (I do not know him) when his own safety is threatened.
22:59 The people in the courtyard know that Peter is a Galilean by his accent (Matt. 26:73). Jesus’ disciples (except Judas) were from Galilee, and Judeans in Jerusalem looked down on Galileans because of their regional pronunciations.
22:60 Upon Peter’s third denial, the rooster crowed.
22:54 high priest’s house. The home of Caiaphas (Matt. 26:57), the ruling high priest was perhaps shared with his father-in-law Annas. Peter was following “to see the end” (Matt. 26:58).
22:55–57 sat down among them. Peter demonstrates courage by his presence in a hostile environment, but his courage fails him (I do not know him) when his own safety is threatened.
22:59 The people in the courtyard know that Peter is a Galilean by his accent (Matt. 26:73). Jesus’ disciples (except Judas) were from Galilee, and Judeans in Jerusalem looked down on Galileans because of their regional pronunciations.
22:60 Upon Peter’s third denial, the rooster crowed.
Questions:
- Jesus was saying to Peter, and He is saying to us, "You may not know me, but I know you. You may not love me, but I love you. You may deny me, but I will not deny you." The last takeaway from Sunday was, "Even though we are UNFAITHFUL, Jesus is FAITHFUL." By faith, Jesus' faithfulness covers our unfaithfulness. Think about how grateful you are for His grace. Where would you be without Him? When you think about how amazingly faithful He is, what does it make you want to do in response?
- Adam's original sin condemned us all before God. But the second Adam's (Jesus) faithfulness and righteousness rescues us from sin and death. He lived the perfect life the we can't. So our hope MUST NOT be in our own obedience and faithfulness but in HIS. Salvation isn't "do better and try harder." Jesus would simply say, "Follow me." Are you ever tempted to trust in your own obedience and faithfulness as an avenue to receive God's love, acceptance and forgiveness? What does it look like in your own life to put your trust in HIS faithfulness instead of your own?
Pray:
- That you would put your trust in HIS faithfulness.
- That you would live with gratitude today for all He's done for you.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
2. Are there sources outside the Bible that confirm the Biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead? Many Roman and Jewish historians have confirmed that the apostles died as martyrs for preaching that they saw Jesus risen from the grave. No one dies for something they know to be a lie.
(Luke 1:1-4; Acts 26:26; 1 John 1:1-4, Josephus, Clement, Hegesippus, Tertullian, Origen, Polycarp)
(Luke 1:1-4; Acts 26:26; 1 John 1:1-4, Josephus, Clement, Hegesippus, Tertullian, Origen, Polycarp)
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