have denied me three times. So Peter looks up and Jesus is staring right into his soul. The Bible says he goes out and weeps bitterly. What does he think? I’ m done, it’ s over, it’ s finished; I’ m not a disciple anymore. I’ ve disqualified myself, I’ m not worthy. Can I tell you there’ s somebody who feels the same way. There was a time when you were a man or a woman after God’ s own heart and you loved God and you had a spiritually intimate relationship with the Lord, and you felt close to Him. In your heart you’ re thinking God doesn’ t love me, I’ m not His. I don’ t belong to Him. God couldn’ t possibly love me for what I’ ve done.
Good news, Romans 5:1, therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Good news, Romans 8:1, there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Peter sinned, he went out and wept bitterly. I don’ t know what he said, but I do know this that God loved him so much. He was watching him and He sent an angel. He said to the women go your way tell His Disciples and Peter; that’ s the only one He named. Go tell His disciples and Peter, why, because He knew that Peter felt like he was no longer a disciple, and because He loved him and had been watching him. Go your way, tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you; there shall you see Him as He said unto you. In other words, go back to where you first encountered Him.
Pastor Sam Luke is the Senior Pastor of Victory Tabernacle Church of God in Midlothian, Virginia. He answered God’ s call at age 17, beginning his ministry by preaching on a street corner in a small rural Georgia town. Since then, he has shared a Christcentered message of salvation, healing, and deliverance with millions across the United States and around the world.
A graduate of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, Pastor Sam is known for clear, uplifting, and Spirit-filled teaching rooted in the power of God’ s Word. His messages are marked by compassion, biblical depth, and a strong emphasis on the Holy Spirit’ s ability to transform lives. Through topics such as faith, healing, perseverance, and worship, he encourages believers to stand on God’ s promises and live in victory through Jesus Christ.
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