HE LEARNED FORGIVENESS FROM THE MASTER

 PETER would never forget that terrible moment when their eyes met.  Did he see Jesus' gaze  some hint of disappointment or reproach?  We cannot venture so far; the inspired record says only that " the Lord turned and looked  upon Peter." ( Luke 22:61)  But in that one glance, Peter saw the depth of his own failure.  He realized that he had done the very thing that Jesus had foretold, the one thing that  Peter had insisted he would never do - he had disowned  his beloved Master.  It was a low point for Peter, perhaps the worst moment of the worst day of his life.

All was not lost, though. Because Peter was a man of great faith, he still had an opportunity to recover from his mistakes and to learn of Jesus' greatest lessons.  It had to do with forgiveness. Each of us needs to learn the same lesson, so let us follow Peter on this difficult journey.

Next time: HE LEARNED FORGIVENESS FROM THE MASTER - A Man With Much to Learn

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