Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Tuesday of Holy Week | ||
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John 13:38 Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the cock will not crow, till you have denied me three times.
I was watching the game show "Deal or No Deal". The contestants always say they "believe" that they have the million dollar case, yet they always settle for a deal rather than stick it out to the end to find out if they actually have that million dollar case.
I guess they don't really believe. They say the words because they wouldn't be a good contestant if they didn't "believe" they had the right case. It is all part of good entertainment. But the fact is they don't really believe what they are saying.
How often do we say we believe and if we would be pressed to prove it would "take a deal". Peter said he would follow the Lord to the death, and he eventually did, but on that very night that he was so bold he denied the Lord out of fear. I am not sure that at that moment you could say he really believed.
Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to be faithful to the words we are taught to say and believe. Help me to really believe by acting as though it is all true to me. Yes, I believe, help my unbelief.
Amen
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