Watching by the Fire from Far Away
The people who arrested Jesus led him to the house of the
high priest. All the leading priests, the older Jewish
leaders, and the teachers of the law were gathered there.
Peter followed Jesus, but he did not come near Jesus. Peter
followed Jesus to the yard of the high priest's house. Peter
went into the yard. Peter was sitting there with the guards.
He was warming himself by their fire.
-- Mark 14:53-54 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus was brought before the leaders of the Jewish people, but the
leader of his followers stood at a cowardly distance sneaking around
trying to watch the proceedings. While Jesus faced the cold ridicule of
those in power, Jesus' self-proclaimed loyal follower warmed himself at
a fire in the company of those put in charge of the Son of God's
torture. While it all seems so despicable from the safety of our
distance of two thousand years, if we are honest, most of us have done
the same thing. When Jesus, his cause, or his Kingdom is maligned, we
pull back from the discussion, hang back, and try to be unnoticeable.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, give me wisdom to know how to stand up for your Truth, your
Son, and your will without totally alienating me from others. Also,
dear Father, help me to never back down in my spoken faith because I am
afraid. I want to be wise and courageous in my loyalty to your Son. In
Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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