Inside the cold yard of the high priest, a terrified Peter stood near a fire, lying three times that he didn’t know Jesus just to save his own skin. A sharp word from a servant girl broke the disciple’s confidence on the spot. Peter thought his quick lies could save him from the danger of the night. But human lies cannot get past the boundaries of God. Immediately, a rooster crowed, cutting through the morning air like a judge’s gavel. The Almighty did not have to scramble or adjust to the betrayal. He had already timed a common bird’s cry with the exact second of a disciple’s choice, because the Lord of hosts knows our steps before we take them.
“And the second time the rooster crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the rooster crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.” Mark 14:72
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