Jesus chose Peter, knowing it would take grace and love to change his hang-ups and pride into a vessel of honor.
His attempt to live the Christian life his way left him crying like a baby after denying the Lord three times.
Humiliated, Peter surrendered to Jesus and on the Day of Pentecost preached a message and 3,000 souls were saved.
If we want the blessings of God on our lives, we must allow Him to mold us, to humble us, to make us less self-reliant and more like Him. Surrendering often involves tribulations.
When we can humbly say, “Lord, You’re will—not mine,” then Jesus can use us, and we will receive blessings.
1 Peter 5:5. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
His attempt to live the Christian life his way left him crying like a baby after denying the Lord three times.
Humiliated, Peter surrendered to Jesus and on the Day of Pentecost preached a message and 3,000 souls were saved.
If we want the blessings of God on our lives, we must allow Him to mold us, to humble us, to make us less self-reliant and more like Him. Surrendering often involves tribulations.
When we can humbly say, “Lord, You’re will—not mine,” then Jesus can use us, and we will receive blessings.
1 Peter 5:5. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
