Day 3

Scripture to Read: John 13:36–38

We know Jesus had told the disciples they could not go where He was going, but He then followed that statement with how they were to love each other. However, Peter passed right over how they were to love and instead circled back to what Jesus said before that. We read in John 13:36–38, "Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.” 37 Peter *said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.” 38 Jesus *answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times." Peter wanted to be with Jesus, so he wanted to know why he could not go with Him. Jesus knew that Peter could not follow Him unto death, but He did tell Peter that he would follow Him later. Every one of us will face death, and though we may not know what that will look like for us, we can look forward to being with our Lord when it happens, unless He comes back before it happens. When he spoke to Jesus, Peter was ready to die for Him. Peter got caught up in the emotion of the moment, and he probably would have died with Jesus at that moment, but Jesus knew that Peter’s emotions would only be for a moment and that once the emotion calmed, Peter would allow the feeling of fear to take over.

Challenge & Application

• How have you allowed your emotions to control you in a way that you said something and then later regretted it? • How do we guard our hearts from allowing our emotions, when they are not godly, to get in the way of what our Lord would have us do?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

Jesus and the eleven disciples are still in the upper room. Judas had left to fulfill his betrayal of Jesus, but Jesus took the time to deeply invest in the eleven who remained with Him. Jesus said in John 13:31–33, "Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus *said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; 32 if God is glorif...

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Day 2

Jesus reminds His disciples what is of first importance, as He says in John 13:34–35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Jesus tells the eleven that this is a new comman...

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Day 3

We know Jesus had told the disciples they could not go where He was going, but He then followed that statement with how they were to love each other. However, Peter passed right over how they were to love and instead circled back to what Jesus said before that. We read in John 13:36–38, "Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” ...

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Day 4

Jesus had just told Peter he would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. God does not have the Apostle John record Peter’s response, but we know from Matthew 26:35 and Mark 14:31 that Peter insisted, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also. So, even the other ten disciple...

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Day 5

Jesus continued sharing and said (in John 14:2–4), “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. 3 If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. 4 And you know the way where I am going.” ...

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Day 6

In John 14:7, Jesus reminds the disciples that by knowing Him they know God the Father too. But Philip immediately reveals that this makes no sense to him at all. So he asks Jesus in John 14:8, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus does not want there to be any confusion about what He had just said, so He gives Philip and...

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Day 7

We finish up this week with Jesus saying in John 14:12–14, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask Me anything in M...

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