DAILY?READINGS: 2 Samuel 2; Micah 4:9 to 5:15; Romans 11:1-12
Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? John 21:16
Searching words these! Under pressure, Peter had denied that He knew the Lord. Afterward He had wept bitterly and felt himself a failure. He had been a bold, confident leader of the disciples. But he had fallen short. Now the Lord probes his heart. Peter, you failed but deep in your heart, do you love Me? Maybe you have gone through a similar experience of failing the Lord. But at heart do you love the Lord and want to live for Him? If so, then with Peter, you can be assured of forgiveness and future usefulness to God. Learn from your failure and then go on for God. —Donald L. Norbie
O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee,
I give Thee back the life I owe, that in thine ocean depths its flow,
May richer, fuller be. —George Matheson