Good Morning Friends,
“Very early on the first day of the week,
just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each
other, ‘Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?’ But when they looked up, they saw that the
stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young
man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were
alarmed. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he
said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the
Nazarene, who was crucified. He has
risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, “He is
going ahead of you into Galilee. There
you will see him, just as he told you.”’”
(Mark 16:2-7)
Jesus wanted Peter back.
Peter had denied the Lord. He hadn’t done it just once, but three
times. When he denied Him the third time,
he cursed and swore that he did not know Jesus.
Peter played the coward that night, just like Jesus had warned him that
he would. And when Peter realized what
he had done, he wept bitterly. He was
ashamed.
Peter was at an important crossroad in his
life. He could come back to Jesus and
throw himself on Jesus’ mercy. Or, he
could let his shame get the best of him and turn his back on Jesus thinking
Jesus would never be able to forgive him.
And Jesus knew Peter was at that
crossroad. And Jesus wanted Peter
back. Jesus wanted the chance to see
Peter again. Jesus wanted the chance to
let Peter know he was forgiven and that God still wanted to use him in His kingdom.
So, one of the first messages of the angel
who announced Jesus’ resurrection was this instruction, “Tell His disciples and
Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee.’” Jesus wanted to be sure that Peter would be
there. Jesus wanted Peter to know that
He wanted to see him. Jesus wanted Peter
back!
Jesus hasn’t changed in the 2,000 years since
then. He still wants people back. Those who sin, those who fail Him – He always
wants them back!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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