Never me, Lord.

On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.” Peter said to him, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will.” Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” “No!” Peter declared emphatically. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the others vowed the same.
Mark 14:27‭-‬31 NLT

Never think, never you.

Peter, a lover of Jesus, one of Jesus’ disciples and bff’s swore he would never deny Jesus, and yet he did. When we have this “never me” mentality we are being full of pride, in which pride comes before a great fall. We would like to think “never me, Lord” but truth be told, we all can stray. We all can get caught up with sin. Some may seem worse then others in the eyes of man, but all are equal in the eyes of the Lord. So instead of saying never me, let’s seek first his kingdom, stripping away anything that Holds us down and run this race towards Jesus. Not looking back, not saying never me, but just humbly staying close to the intimacy of Jesus, ready to repent when we start to stray.

In the moments we feel like we are so strong and unbreakable are the very moments Satan will try to cause strife and division. He will try to get in any cracks we leave open, so make sure we stand guard and keep our 🪔 oil lamps full, (keep ourselves full of the word) so that we will be ready to recognize anything that isn’t God.
Remember Satan is a deceiver and father of all lies. And he is really good at his job. He knows how to entice christians, he may even use false teachers, and prophets, and teachings, so stay alert. If you can’t back it with the word of God, if you can’t find it in the bible, it’s not God.

Jesus is the same today, yesterday, and forever.

Every single one of the disciples deserted Jesus when the time came that it mattered. Even if you think never you, be alert, it may be you. Stay close to the feet of Jesus, don’t stray at all, because it’s a slippery slope.