[Faith-talk] FW: [masterslist] Easter Is For Second Chances

Mon Apr 25 19:38:28 UTC 2011

Original Message: 
From: "Dean Masters" <dwmasters at earthlink.net>
To: "masters list" <masterslist at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [masterslist] Easter Is For Second Chances
Date: 
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:41:17 -0400

Easter Is for Second Chances

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who
was 
crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid
Him.
But go, tell His disciples-and Peter-that He is going before you into 
Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you."
-Mark 16:6-7

Do you need a second chance today? On the first Easter morning, Peter
needed 
one. There in the Upper Room, he had insisted that he would never deny 
Christ.
But just as Jesus had predicted, Peter not only denied the Lord, but he 
denied Him three times. The last glimpse Peter had of Jesus before His 
crucifixion
was in the glow of the fire in the high priest's courtyard, where he 
actually made eye contact with Jesus. And then he went out and wept 
bitterly.

What kind of look do you think Jesus gave Peter when their eyes met? Do
you 
think it was one of those I-told-you-so looks? Do you think it was one of

scorn,
as if to say, "How could you betray Me?" I don't think it was either one.
I 
think it was a look of love, a look of compassion that said, "I still
love
you, Peter." And I believe that is why Peter went out and wept bitterly.
He 
had failed the Lord so miserably. He probably thought there was no hope
for
him.

But then a message went out from the empty tomb that Jesus had risen, 
followed by these instructions, "Go, tell His disciples-and Peter. . . ."
It 
was not,
"Go tell the disciples, including Peter, James, and John. . . ." It was
just 
Peter, because Peter needed a special word of encouragement.

Do you need encouragement today? Maybe you have fallen short. You didn't 
plan on it, but it happened. And like Peter, maybe you ended up with the 
wrong
people in the wrong place at the wrong time, ultimately doing the wrong 
thing.

God gave Peter a second chance. And He will give you one, too-because
Easter 
is for the person who needs a second chance.

April 8

 Explore:

list of 2 items
. Think of a time that God gave you a second chance, like Peter. Can you 
extend a second chance to someone in your life?
. If you have recently joined the Road to the Resurrection, find out what

else is being offered at risen.harvest.org.
list end

Share:

list of 2 items
. Think about someone who, like Peter, could use some encouragement. Make

time today to give them a call and perhaps even offer to pray with them.
. Do you blog? Write a post about what the resurrection of Christ means to

you.
list end

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at
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by
Thomas 
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