I Surrender All. Part [4] 02/25/2026 (Morning thought)

Luke 22:33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

For Peter to swallow that thought, that he was not converted, even though he had been ordained, and sent out by Jesus to preach, and even though many sick were healed on their first missionary journey, was something he just couldn’t fathom. And now he finds himself having to defend his reputation by stern rebuttals to Christ’s assessments.

Matthew 26: 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 33 Peter answered and said unto him, though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And so said so done, for it was after Peter resorted to violence by confronting the high priest’s servant, only after he had cussed out the maid in public that he realized his wretchedness, and it was then that he surrendered, for the sacred record says that he went out and wept bitterly.

Luke 22:34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

I Surrender All. Part [3] 02/25/2026 (Evening thought)

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat.

Surrender also occurs in the spiritual realm too, if a person desires to be saved, and at times it can also involve some sort of a confrontation with The Lord Jesus, before surrender occurs. Therefore, when we sing the song, “I surrender all” we should do so with the understanding. When Jesus said to Peter, “When you are converted, strengthen thy brethren” Peter became offended that Jesus would express any doubts in regard to his faithfulness.

And thus, Peter strongly remonstrated against the assessments Christ gave of him. He then went into self-defense mode as he tried to show Jesus that He was wrong in His conclusion, for if this were true, then Christ was saying that there were latent tendencies in Peter’s character of which he knew nothing, which would be fanned into life at the opportune moment, by the prince of darkness.

This Peter could not brook, and it triggered a back and forth between himself and Christ, until Jesus had to let things come to a head. Even Jesus’ prayer for Peter could not stop the prophecy of Peter’s fall from occurring, because the human will would not surrender until there was a confrontation.

Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fails not, and when you are converted, strengthen your brethren.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!