East Ridge Pres

John 13: 36-38 Simon Peter said to [Jesus], “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.” Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times. Simon Peter overestimated his devotion to Jesus. He overestimated his obedience. His faith. His self-denial. His commitment. We do the same. We say we have faith. We say we love the Bible. We say we are disciples. Following Jesus. Then we leave Him in a moment. In a crisis, we act like we have no faith at all. In a moment of fear, we leave Jesus. Will we lay down our lives for Jesus? Or will we refuse to follow that far? Will we leave Jesus, our Lord, again today? Turn our back on him again. And for what? A trifle. The smallest thing. A fear. A pain. A comfort. A pleasure. Let us truthfully examine ourselves.