Oh, Lord, how I want my life to match my lips. Peter and the
disciples didn’t. They blew it. “Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” And Jesus said to him,
“ Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will
deny me three times.” But he said emphatically, “ If I must die with you, I
will not deny you.” And they all said
the same.” (14:29-31)
I’ve learned in these many years of walking with the Lord
that I am prone to be just like them. So my tendency is to stop making bold
pronouncements of how faithful I will be. At times I’m even hesitant to sing
some lines of some songs because they profess things that I know I am weak in
doing.
But how I would love to have no fear of making brash boasts
of what I will do for the Lord and what I won’t do that would dishonor him. How
I would love to know that I’d never fail. But I don’t. In fact, I’m fairly
certain of just the opposite. So now, I’m more prone to say, “Lord, be merciful
to me a sinner. Show your power in my weakness.”
Prayer: Father, that is my prayer today. Please show your
power in my weakness. Help me to be faithful and have the courage to stand
strong for you.
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