“And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.” | Luke 22: 61-62

The truth of Peter’s denial of the Lord is recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

But in Luke’s account, there’s something concerning the Lord’s reaction toward Peter, and Peter’s immediate response, after his denial, that especially grips my heart.

The word declares, ”And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter; And Peter remembered the word of the Lord.”

Here we’re taught that the Lord beholds and knows us, His people…”He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.”

But how painful it is when we’re allowed to behold that truth within ourselves.

One look from the Lord he denied three times, broke Peter’s heart; for that look was not a look of condemnation, which surely would be deserved, but rather was a look of mercy and compassion from Him who came into this world to save His people from their sins… and with that look, “Peter went out, and wept bitterly.”

~ Pastor Marvin Stalnaker

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Kingsport Sovereign Grace Church Bulletin Article date: 14 April, 2024 | Previous post date: n/a