Good Morning Friends,
“Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of
the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first
thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the
Messiah’ (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at
him and said, ‘You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which,
when translated, is Peter).” (John 1:40-42)
The first thing Jesus did when He met Simon
was to give him a new name, a nickname. It would be the name by which he would
become most known: Peter. It’s a name that means “the Rock.” There are two
reasons Jesus may have given that nickname to Peter.
He could see into Peter’s soul and knew that
he was a solid, stable man.
Rock solid was not the way Peter had been or
was now, but it was the character trait Jesus wanted Peter to develop.
I put my money on the second reason, it was a
characteristic Jesus wanted to see Peter develop, and one that Jesus helped him
develop over the next three years.
If Jesus were to meet you today, what
nickname would He give you? If He looked deep into your soul, what character
trait would He see by which He would name you?
Or, what character trait do you think Jesus
would like to help you develop over the next few years?
Peter did become the rock and provided great
stability in the early years of the church. With God’s help, what will you
become?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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