John 18:25-27
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.
Peter’s Second and Third Denials
25 Meanwhile, as Simon Peter was standing by the fire warming himself, they asked him again, “You’re not one of his disciples, are you?”
He denied it, saying, “No, I am not.”
26 But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?” 27 Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed.
The rooster crows to announce the dawning of a new day. He rules the roost … he struts tall arrayed in beautiful color … he looks over and after the hens … and he crows at daybreak.
The rooster’s crowing this morning did something else. He reminded Peter what Jesus had told him. “I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!” – (John 13:38).
God used a common barnyard animal to get Peter’s attention. What thing or circumstance will God use to call us back to Him the next time we walk away … fail to be a good witness … miss the mark … deny Him?
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