Monday, February 27, 2012

Self Examination

We tend to see Peter as self assured pointing to the fact that he got out of the boat and walked on the water. He is the one who swore he would give his life for Jesus. But Peter also struggled with self doubt.

When Jesus told the disciples that one of them would betray him, they were all perplexed (John 13:22). Each one, including Peter, asked the Lord, "Is it I?" (Mt 26:22).

Peter warns us all to be aware of the deceptiveness of evil lest we are lead astray by the error of the wicked (2 Peter 3:17; 1 Cor 11:28-31)