John 18
Fear is a very powerful and natural emotion...yet it is sinful as well in the context of not having faith and trust in Christ to see us through difficult circumstances. We are told not to worry:
Clearly, Peter is fearing for his life when Jesus is arrested and it is easy for me to say that we should not worry...the only thing I can say is that this is what Jesus says. There are many who stand on a firm faith in very difficult circumstances and I can only hope and pray that I can have the peace of Christ when I face challenging times.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are indeed a great God full of love and compassion...for me. I am not deserving of such love and blessing. I am weak..I continue to succumb to anger, worry, impatience, etc. Thank You that You love me anyway but please forgive me. Help me turn from such sin and towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Help me love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith.
“You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter. v17
Fear is a very powerful and natural emotion...yet it is sinful as well in the context of not having faith and trust in Christ to see us through difficult circumstances. We are told not to worry:
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry
about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what
you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than
clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If
that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and
tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you
of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 25:34
Clearly, Peter is fearing for his life when Jesus is arrested and it is easy for me to say that we should not worry...the only thing I can say is that this is what Jesus says. There are many who stand on a firm faith in very difficult circumstances and I can only hope and pray that I can have the peace of Christ when I face challenging times.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are indeed a great God full of love and compassion...for me. I am not deserving of such love and blessing. I am weak..I continue to succumb to anger, worry, impatience, etc. Thank You that You love me anyway but please forgive me. Help me turn from such sin and towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Help me love others as You do. Help me grow in my faith.
