Monday, 5 December 2016

Devotional Monday 5/12/16 – John 18:15-18 Sin sneaks up on Peter

11:51 Posted by Matthew Beaney No comments

Sin sneaks up on Peter. Brothers and sisters, let’s take warning from this incident.
To meditate/pray upon
John 18:15-18Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard, 16 but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in. “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter. He replied, “I am not.” It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.’
John 13:38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!”’
James 1:14-15 ‘But each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.’
Jesus has predicted Peter’s betrayal. Peter doesn’t see his own treachery sneaking up on him: a friend opens the door, he sits by the fire, and an unsuspecting moment of fear gives opportunity to the sinful treachery in his heart.
Temptation and the work of the devil are guileful. Like any war, the enemy doesn’t come head on. Our downfall comes in camouflage, pretence; it’s attractive and promises good for us.
Sometimes sin enters our lives like a bomb – suddenly and unexpectedly. But normally we’ve allowed ourselves to become relaxed with certain ‘minor’ sins; give ourselves the luxury of thinking about sin if not doing it – ‘window shopping’ is you like. We develop bad habits over time that, in the end give way to a more serious moral fall or to passivity and coldness of heart.
Let’s all be alert to our weakness and sins’ guile.
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