"Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times." And he went out and wept bitterly. Luke 22:54-62
In Luke 22:55, we find Peter warming himself at the fire in the courtyard of Caiaphas, who was trying Jesus - we might call it the enemy's fire. At this point, Peter was worn down, defeated, and weak. He was vulnerable, and the last place he should have been was at a fire surrounded by unbelievers. That is why we need to give a lot of thought as to who we spend the bulk of our time with. We think we are influencing others, but the question is, are they influencing us? We think that we are pulling them up, but the real issue may be that they are pulling us down.
A series of steps led to Peter's denial of Christ. The first was self-confidence, and the second was following at a distance. The third was hanging out with the wrong people.
God knows the beginning and the end of all things and He uses experience like Peter's to redirect our path.
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