Top of the morning from Pilgrim Presbyterian Church in Vinita, Oklahoma.
After Jesus, perhaps the best known New Testament character is Peter. We think of him as a gregarious, outgoing man of action. He was out in front of the other disciples who accepted him as a leader. Yet, like all of us, Peter had his weaknesses.
The low point in his life came the night of Jesus' arrest when he denied knowing his Master. We might have done the same thing in similar circumstances. The instinct to survive is strong. There is no telling how a person will react in a critical situation.
Peter was only one among many Bible heroes to default. Moses became a fugitive on the run after he murdered an Egyptian and then fled the country. David was an adulterer and also an accessory to murder. The Apostle Paul, before his conversion, presided over a lynch mob.
We live in an imperfect world and no one is an angel. We live battered lives and we are often sorry for things we do and say, and, like Peter, Moses, David and Paul, we are given a second chance - all by the grace of God.
With blessings and in friendship,
Richard
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