Peter’s Letter to Christians Facing Adversity

The Apostle Peter is no stranger to suffering and tests of faith that come with the Christian life. Only the Apostle Peter knows how it feels to deny Christ under pressure. Filled with overwhelming regret, the remorse at refusing his discipleship three times buckles him.  Yet it is in these moments of sorrow that Peter gives us a beautiful prayer asking for God’s intervention.  In a cry for Christ he pleads “Save Me Lord.” Just days before, Peter proclaims Christ as the Son of the Living God with conviction.  Recognizing that his Father in heaven had revealed this truth by grace, Christ gives Peter the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.  A few hours later, Peter denies that he even knows Christ.  How he wished he could have relived that test of faith all over again.  But as God’s grace strengthens him, Peter becomes…