Two Peters - Herbert Mtetwa

While meditating on the Word of God I was struck by the sharp contrast of two different Peters:

1. Peter at the garden of Gethsemane, cutting off the ear of a priest involved in Jesus' arrest - Mark 14 v 47.

2. Peter asleep in prison; awaiting a trial that would likely lead to his execution - Acts 12 v 6.

Peter was initially a man of ‘act first, ask questions later'. I can only imagine that when faced with the execution in Acts 12, the 'old' Peter would have been trying to figure a way to break out of prison but, like Jesus in the storm, he was asleep. Not only was he asleep but so deep in sleep that he had to be struck by the angel of God to wake him!

I'm encouraged by the growth of Peter and that the same Spirit in him also dwells in us.

As we walk more with God and enquire of the Holy Spirit, we begin to react less from instinct but more so operate from a place of peace. How wonderful it is to be at peace through the everyday situations/storms that surround us and sleep soundly against it all. This has been an encouragement and a challenge to me to continue to seek the Lord and to follow Him. I hope it is to you as well.