Standing by the firelight, he was consumed by an awful conflict ahead. This could very well be the night of his death at the hands of an angry mob. Yet he was ready. Ready to be outnumbered in violent confrontation. Ready to be pierced and run through by an enemy's blade. Ready.
What's this? No, don't bother me, I am facing a huge conflict. "But," says the servant girl, "Weren't you with Jesus?"
"No!" Shouted Peter,"I don't know the man!"
Paul gives us remarkable advice as we engage in the battle against evil in this world. He acknowledges that Christians stand up against a huge conflict, as did Peter. Yet he doesn't leave us at a loose end, not knowing exactly how to begin this struggle. He begins in a surprising way, commanding us to learn to control our words. How much good can be undone by one careless, thoughtless word! Moreover, the great issue we are facing can defeat us before we even realise we are already engaged in battle, as it happened in the case of Peter. He was so fixed upon "dying with Christ" that he lost the battle at the level of simple words.
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