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Sunday, June 12, 2005

Mark 14:26-31

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 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. (ESV)

by Jo Anne Kandel

Because Peter is singled out in this story, it is easy to forget that the other ten disciples also claimed that they would never deny Jesus. Yet, at the first sign of trouble, they all ran away! At least Peter hung around to see the outcome of events. According to Luke 22:61 Peter was close enough that “The Lord turned and looked at Peter.” Do you think that Jesus looked at Peter with anger, compassion or sorrow?



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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.

Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .