The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 22:54-57, “And having arrested Him, they led Him away,

and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was

following at a distance.

55 And after they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard

and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

56 And a certain servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight,

and looking intently at him, said, ‘This man was with Him too.’

57 But he denied it, saying, ‘Woman, I do not know Him.’”

It is commonly thought that Simon Peter was the oldest member

of Jesus’ group of disciples. Whether he was, may never be

known. What is beyond doubt is that he was the most vociferous

in the group. Would Peter ever deny the LORD? Absolutely not!

was his insistence. But, he did. Look how it happened….

Jesus had been put under arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Peter is likely the one who drew his sword and cut off the ear

of the High Priest’s servant. He was “all in” for Jesus! But, as

they led Him away, Peter followed at a distance. Distance is

the beginning of denial. When they arrived at the house where

Jesus was to be interrogated, Peter sat down among those who

were opposed to Jesus. Affiliation with the opposition is also

denial. When finally accused of being a friend of Jesus, Peter

out-and-out denied he even knew Him!

Distancing yourself from the Bible, prayer, church, Christian

friends is the first step down the road to denial. Be very, very

careful. Right now, you would AFFIRM that you are a friend

of Jesus. It would be ridiculous of anyone to think otherwise.

But the road to denial is a slippery slope. Keep yourself on

solid footing. Never believe what happened to Peter couldn’t

happen to you.

We love you and pray for you daily,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”