In John 13, we see Peter swear he won’t leave Jesus. Steve and Diana discuss the dichotomy of trying to follow Jesus with our own strength versus a faith that remains regardless of our failings. We will always try to follow Christ first by resourcing ourselves. But when we have failed, He has already prayed for our faith not to fail so that we can return.
 
Jesus didn’t say, “If anyone loves Me, he’ll do exactly what I told them and never make a mistake again.” Rather, He inferred, “You will value my Word even though you cannot perform it.” It’s counterintuitive to submit to God even though we can’t change the circumstances. 
 
I become known by God in the undoing of my self-image. Satan thought for sure he could be important apart from God. In His love for us, God has rescued us through Jesus Christ from believing we could be anything without Him, His glory, and His grace. Peter could not have become the Peter of Acts without his greatest failure. Jesus prayed for him ahead of that moment, and apparently His faith didn’t fail. The good news wasn’t that Peter became perfect…it was that he was perfected in faith through his failings.
 
Scripture Readings:
 Tier One – NT: John 13-19, Hebrews 13, James 1-5, 1 Peter 1
 Tier Two – OT: 2 Chronicles 13-21

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