Peter denied his Lord three times and then the Lord Looked Upon him.
That Look of Jesus Broke the heart of Peter, and all at once there Opened Up Before him the terrible sin that he had committed, the terrible failure that had come and the depth into which he had fallen,
And Peter went out and Wept Bitterly.
The Body is NOT an illustration but a Fact.
The Bible does NOT just say that the Church is like a body, but that it is the Body of Christ.
We, who are many, are One Body in Christ, and severally Members one of Another.
All the Members together are One Body, for all Share His Life.
Abide in Christ!
Let no one think that he can Do This if he has not daily his quiet time, and Waiting on God.
We have a Part With God in the Advancement of His Kingdom.
How Truly we are God’s Fellow Workers on earth.
A Share in His Work Has Been Entrusted to us.
The Life of a Believer is a Life of Faith.
First, I stop my everything.
And then I Trust Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ ALONE, to do it all for me Start to Finish.
LUKE 22.62
and Peter having gone outside, wept bitterly.
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ISAIAH 30.15
For thus said Lord YHWH, || The Holy One of Israel: “In returning and rest you are saved, || In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might,” || And you have not been willing.
PSASLM 37.7
Be silent for YHWH, and stay yourself for Him,
PSASLM 62.1
Toward God alone [is] my soul silent, || My salvation [is] from Him.
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MATTHEW 9.37-38
then He says to His disciples, “The harvest indeed [is] abundant, but the workmen few; therefore implore the Lord of the harvest that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.”
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MATTHEW 14.28-29
And Peter answering Him said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the waters”; and He said, “Come”; and having gone down from the boat, Peter walked on the waters to come to Jesus,
Deny self.
Thou shalt deny Me.
It is either of the two.
We must either deny self or deny Christ.
The self-nature in the power of sin and Christ in the Power of God.
Either of these must rule within us.
