Mark 14: 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All of you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
The fact is that in some circumstances, God actually gave to some persons, an opportunity to prove otherwise in His predictions, but in most instances, the human agent, followed the script without being prodded or goaded on by God. That’s because His omniscience is meticulously precise, and because of this it can be depended upon, by all who will believe.
Case in point was Peter, to whom Christ once made the prediction that before the cock crows twice, he would deny Jesus thrice. Instead of Peter humbling himself and receiving the prediction as coming from One who does not make a mistake, Peter then took offence at the statement, and the rest is history.
The prediction did not only include Peter, but it also included the chicken, that would fulfill Christ’s word to the letter. God was not in the background with a conductor’s baton, orchestrating the entire ordeal, He was just up in heaven, watching the scene play out, just as He had seen it many centuries before.
Mark 14:30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!