Text: Lamentation 3:22-23 KJV & Luke 22:54-62NIV
Peter accepted the mercy of God and later went out and became the leader of the church. You see, when you accept the mercy of God you are accepting a lot more than God’s forgiveness in that when you accept the mercy of God you accept the transformative power of God…meaning that you accept God’s love, you accept God’s grace, you accept the opportunity to change your ways, you accept the power of God to cultivate love, you accept compassion, holiness, peace and joy.. Watch! You are not just accepting forgiveness of your sins but you are accepting transformation from your sins.
And so, after Peter’s massive failure… He did 2 things to show that he accepted God’s mercy.
- HE GRIEVED. Luke 22:60-62
- HE CAST HIMSELF ON GOD’S MERCY. 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 5:7 & Luke 22:31-32