I’ll never forget his words.
“Some sins are so deep that even the love of God can’t reach them.”
My counselee knew that these were lies from Satan—the accuser of the brethren. Yet, he still struggled to receive Christ’s grace and forgiveness.
An Exclamation Point on Grace!
I thought about this counselee again today as I read John 21 in my time in the Word. I’ve spent all of 2019 reading through the four gospels chronologically. What a capstone John 21 is. It puts an exclamation mark on Jesus and His gospel of grace!
John 21 occurs about ten days or so after Peter had disowned his Lord three times. Mark portrays Peter’s torment.
The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly (Mark 14:61-62).
Can you imagine the guilt and shame Peter experienced? The eyes of Jesus—Peter’s friend, Savior, and Lord—make eye contact with Peter.
And Peter remembers the prediction that he would disown Jesus three times. Disown. What a terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, appalling, vile, ghastly word.
Disown.
And Peter weeps bitterly.
And
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