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Saturday October 10
"The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter." Luke 22:61 NIV
The Bible says: "About an hour later another asserted, 'Certainly this fellow was with him'...Peter replied, 'Man I don't know what you're talking about!' Just as he was squeaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter...And he went outside and wept bitterly" (vv. 59-62 NIV). When you want your kids to tell the truth, you say to them, "Look me in the eyes." right? That's because it's much harder to lie that way! Eye contact is a powerful thing. When you're in love, words aren't necessary. You get lost in each other's eyes. So Jesus made eye contact with Peter at this critical moment. If you had just denied Jesus three times, wouldn't you think your career as a disciple was over? Peter would have given up in himself, save for a look. It was the look that changed his life. And it was a look of utter love and absolute forgiveness. With one look, Jesus said, "I forgive you; I love you—I'm still in your corner." And that's how Jesus looks at you. We have the mistaken notion that God is keeping His eye on us for all the wrong reasons—to catch us doing something wrong. God has His all-seeing eye on you indeed. In fact, He never takes His eyes off you. But it's not because He's some cosmic killjoy who wants to catch you doing something wrong. He can't take His eyes off you because you're the apple of His eye. He loves you too much to look away! So the word for you today is: Jesus still loves you.
Saturday October 10
"The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter." Luke 22:61 NIV
The Bible says: "About an hour later another asserted, 'Certainly this fellow was with him'...Peter replied, 'Man I don't know what you're talking about!' Just as he was squeaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter...And he went outside and wept bitterly" (vv. 59-62 NIV). When you want your kids to tell the truth, you say to them, "Look me in the eyes." right? That's because it's much harder to lie that way! Eye contact is a powerful thing. When you're in love, words aren't necessary. You get lost in each other's eyes. So Jesus made eye contact with Peter at this critical moment. If you had just denied Jesus three times, wouldn't you think your career as a disciple was over? Peter would have given up in himself, save for a look. It was the look that changed his life. And it was a look of utter love and absolute forgiveness. With one look, Jesus said, "I forgive you; I love you—I'm still in your corner." And that's how Jesus looks at you. We have the mistaken notion that God is keeping His eye on us for all the wrong reasons—to catch us doing something wrong. God has His all-seeing eye on you indeed. In fact, He never takes His eyes off you. But it's not because He's some cosmic killjoy who wants to catch you doing something wrong. He can't take His eyes off you because you're the apple of His eye. He loves you too much to look away! So the word for you today is: Jesus still loves you.
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