I have asked people why Peter cut off the ear of the high priest's servant? The answer is that he had a bad aim. Peter wasn't aiming for the ear but the head I'm sure. Peter and the others misunderstood Jesus' words that the time was coming for them to gather swords and thought this was the time to fight. Jesus stopped any fight and with that to me, it seemed that everything went out of Peter. It may have been possible that he wasn't sure what Jesus was up to and in the turmoil of it all, Peter did the very thing he said he would never do, forsake Jesus.
There are times when life feels full of uncertainty and it is during those times that we can fall into sin and actions which we previously thought impossible. The key is to know that we may be weak and protect ourselves. The first mistake Peter made was he was alone. When we are discouraged and alone trouble finds us easy prey.
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