God Won’t Let Us Down

Today’s reading:John 13:36 – 14:4

In hindsight, all Christians understand that Peter is, well, full of it in today’s reading: “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you,” he says. (Verse 37)

Peter and all the other disciples, of course, end up denying Jesus within hours of his uttering those words.

I remember saying not long ago in this very forum that I find that strangely comforting: look what great company I am in when I deny Jesus myself, was my point.

But today, I’m back to thinking of this problem in more mature terms. I am wondering, as I often do, whether I will find the strength, when called, to stand boldly for Jesus myself. If, say, a foreign army invades the U.S. and makes Jesus’s very name a crime to utter, will I dare speak it anyway — even at the threat of losing my head?

I am afraid I will not.

If even great modern Christian men like Billy Graham and C.S. Lewis cannot publicly confirm that they are so confident in their faith, what grounds do I have for believing myself stronger than Jesus’s very disciples?!

But alas, I remember a lesson I’ve learned in recent months. It’s one I’ve written about numerous times in these devotionals.

All fear is sinful. It is a separation from God.

So, I see it’ is wrong for me to fear that I might one day deny my lord Jesus.

I must, instead, keep my focus on  the most important lines from today’s reading:

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God^[a]; believe also in me.” (Verse 2)

Fretting over horrible hypothetical scenes filled with machete wielding soldiers is simply foolish. So I won’t do it anymore. I will just remain confident in God. I know He won’t ever let me down. Enough said.

Thanks be to God for everything! May all glory be to Him.