September 17, 2025 • 25 mins
As we reflect on Peter’s story, we see ourselves in his struggle. He promised loyalty to Jesus, only to fail when the pressure rose. That moment of brokenness—when the rooster crowed and Jesus looked at him—reminds us of the times we’ve denied or distanced ourselves from God. But what grips us isn’t Peter’s failure; it’s Jesus’s response. After the resurrection, instead of rebuke, Jesus made breakfast on the shore. With each “Do you love me?” came not condemnation, but restoration. That same love and calling is offered to us, no matter how many times we’ve fallen.
For us, repentance isn’t about wallowing in shame, but turning back to love. The Greek word "metánoia" points to a change of heart, a reorientation toward relationship, not self-punishment. Jesus’s kindness invites us out of regret and into renewed purpose. We’ve learned to “Look and Learn”—to bring our failures honestly before God, not to feel worse, but to experience restoration. Whatever burdens we carry, Jesus meets us like he met Peter—welcoming us back with compassion and reminding us we’re never too far gone.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hi and welcome to our podcast Revelation Within On
the Go.
I'm Heidi Wiles-Maepperson, oneof your hosts and the owner and
lead coach of theRevelationWithinorg ministry.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
And I'm Christina Motley, your other host, also a
Revelation Within coach andHeidi's partner in all of
Revelation Within on the Go.
(00:35):
Yay, oh wonderful.
Today we're walking slowly andtenderly through a story that
shows us what repentance reallylooks like Not ashamed, not as
self-loathing, but as a returnto love, is that?
A good place to start.
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
This is a story today of Peter and it's going to be
totally familiar to you.
I'm going to ask you, inviteGod to help you see it with
fresh ears, fresh eyes and aheart that is ready to be
refreshed with the truth.
Remember Peter he was the onewho boldly said he would never
leave Jesus.
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Yes, but he did.
But Jesus didn't write him off.
He restored Peter and he stillrestores us today, you and me.
He restores, yay.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Thank you, Lord.
That is such good news, isn'tit?
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
I'll go ahead and open us in prayer.
All right, father, we thank youthat your kindness leads us to
repentance.
We thank you that your kindnessleads us to repentance.
You are not the accuser, youare the restorer.
Thank you, lord.
Speak to our hearts today,especially the parts still
wrapped in shame.
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Lord Jesus, will you meet us inthe breaking and lead us into
freedom?
Thank you, god.
I pray in Jesus name, amen.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Amen.
So let's set the scene.
We need to do that.
Yes, it's the night that Jesuswas arrested.
Peter had, of course, shot offhis mouth, like he was prone to
do.
I've done that.
Have you done that?
Shot off your mouth?
Oh yeah, peter had promised tostay faithful to Jesus even unto
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death, but remember, jesus hadpredicted that Peter would deny
him three times.
That would be disheartening,wouldn't it?
Anyway, and this is the waythat Peter did it, he said I
don't know him, I don't knowJesus.
They'd been best friends, theyhad been so close.
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And he said I am not one ofthem.
What, wow?
And then the third one was man,I don't know what you're
talking about.
And so, following that, just ashe was speaking, the rooster
crowed.
It says in Luke 22, the Lordturned.
Oh, this just makes my heartweep.
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The Lord turned and lookedstraight at Peter.
Then Peter remembered and hewent outside and wept bitterly.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Oh, wow, and that's from Luke 22, 61 and 62.
So yeah, there's reallysomething crushing about that
line.
You know, the Lord turned andlooked at Peter.
If you just kind of imaginethis situation, wow, I mean,
just think about that.
All he did, he didn't say aword.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
He turned and looked at peter.
But you know, I think it'simportant for us to capture this
moment accurately it wasn't incondemnation it's not like jesus
was looking at him saying well.
Well, how could you, how couldyou?
Peter?
It was more, because Jesus'sheart broke.
Yes, it was because he wantedPeter to remember who he is and
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whose he is.
Peter's response to this lookfrom Jesus.
He weeps bitterly, and that'sthe beginning, in this case, of
a heart that's repenting.
Not the tears, but whatmotivated the tears was oh,
that's right.
So let's do a little bit of aword study.
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We love to do word studies onthe phrase wept bitterly,
because that's what Peter did inresponse to Jesus's gaze, and
the Greek word here for bitterlyis pikros, meaning violently,
painfully, deeply distressed.
Whoa, talk about superlatives.
Peter wasn't just sad, hisheart was broken.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, well, and really isn't that where repentance
begins, you know?
Not with being caught.
That's not where it begins.
Not with fear of punishment,that's not where it begins.
Repentance begins when we feelthat ache, you know that ache
I'm talking about, heidi.
That ache of separation fromthe one we love most.
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We know something's not rightbetween us and there's an ache.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
So we have a breath prayer for you.
Let's go ahead and give thisone a try.
But before we do that, we'rejust going to breathe deeply
together for a minute and justlet your body slow down, let
your mind slow down, let yourheart slow down.
Your pulse rate will return toa.
If you're like many people, youkind of go a million miles an
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hour in any given day and youneed a moment of pausing.
Yes, we do, we all do.
Yeah, so just take a moment andbreathe in deep for the count of
four.
Just take a moment and breathein deep for the count of four.
Hold it for the count of fourand exhale for the count of four
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.
And do it again Inhale for thecount of four, hold it for the
count of four and exhale for thecount of four and exhale for
the count of four.
Now, when you inhale, you'regoing to say I have denied you,
lord.
And on the exhale, you're goingto say but you have not denied
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me.
That's a really important truthto care with the fact that we
do deny the Lord every time wemake a choice to go our own way.
We do deny him, but he restoresus.
He does not deny us.
Okay, so let's go ahead andstart.
With our lungs all empty, goahead and breathe out, exhale
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all the air in your lungs andnow inhale.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I have denied you, lord.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
I have denied you, lord, I have denied you, Lord
and exhale, but you have notdenied me.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
You have not denied me.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
And inhale.
I have denied you, Lord, I havedenied you Lord.
Exhale.
You have not denied me.
You have not denied me.
Oh, my goodness, it's sowonderful to be reminded that
God does not deny us.
He doesn't, no matter what.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
No, he never, ever does.
Okay, so let's go to John 21,verses 15 through 19.
Let's fast forward.
Jesus has been crucified,buried and raised to life, and
now we find Peter out fishingagain, mainly hoping to go back
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to the life that he had before.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Yeah, you know, it's so interesting, I think, of this
whole experience that you know,Jesus suffered, was beaten,
hung on a cross, and I'mpicturing Peter might not have
been there, but knowing about it, I mean, cause there's no doubt
he knew what was going on if hewasn't peeking from somewhere.
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And then you know, you thinkabout, before the resurrection,
what did the disciples do?
I mean Jesus had died, and canyou imagine what Saturday would
have been like?
It would have been a bummer.
It would have been a big bummer, awful, so yeah, so
disappointing, a sense of nohope.
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What happened?
We thought we were going to beconquering the world together.
Okay, so Peter's gone back tofishing and then Jesus shows up.
What?
There he is, yep, he's on theshore.
And what's he doing?
What's he doing?
Is he preparing to preach asermon?
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No, no, he's making a fire,just like the one near where
Peter denied him.
And he's kind of recreating thatmoment, not to shame Peter, no,
but to heal him and restore him.
He says, simon, son of John, doyou love me?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Wow, and not only once, but he asks it three times
One for each of the denialsthat happened with Peter.
And not only once, but he asksit three times One for each of
the denials that happened withPeter.
And Peter, though grieved, hekeeps saying Lord, you know, I
love you.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
And what does Jesus say in response?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Jesus says feed my sheep, follow me.
And that's from.
John 21, 15 through 19.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Yeah.
Jesus doesn't say well, explainyourself, peter, right.
He doesn't say I can't believeyou did that.
He doesn't do any of that.
No, instead, he gives Peter acalling, a high calling on his
life.
I mean, look, if we could letGod down, if we could let God
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down so much that many of usthink we can do.
We really think that in thisinstance, where Peter had denied
Jesus at the time, that Jesuswas being handed over to evil
men to be hung on a cross, Imean, he restored Peter during a
moment like that.
He's certainly going to restoreus Right.
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Repentance in Peter's case ledto restoration and mission.
He was called by God Woo.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Okay, so now let's go to Acts 3, verse 19, where
Peter would later preach thesewords repent and turn to God so
that your sins may be wiped away.
That times of refreshing maycome from the Lord Wow, I mean,
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I love that.
Times that refreshing will comefrom repentance and your sins
will be wiped away.
Beautiful, I love that.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
So the word repent, metanoia is a total change of
mind and heart, not just a I'msorry or boo hoo hoo.
That makes me sad that I didthat.
I'm going to change my ways.
No, I mean, it's so much morethan that it's.
I want to live differently.
I'm going to turn, I'm going tothink differently.
I'm going to let my thinkingaffect my actions too.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Peter's story shows us that repentance is not just
about remorse.
That's not what it's about.
It's about relationship.
Jesus made the fire, jesusasked the questions, jesus did
the restoring.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
He also made breakfast.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Yeah, he made breakfast.
I love that.
I love that.
Isn't that such a beautifulpicture of repentance and
relationship and restoring?
It's beautiful.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
And he does the same for us.
He doesn't just hand us aclipboard with check boxes and
say these are the rules you'vebroken and now these are the
rules you need to keep.
He makes us breakfast, he looksinto our eyes and he says
follow me, Follow me her eyesand he says follow me, follow me
.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Yeah, he knew, peter was hungry.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Yeah, I mean, I think it's so awesome.
You have to think.
Going back to the way thatJesus gazed at Peter when Peter
denied him the third time.
You know, we read that earlier.
Jesus's heart was broken byPeter's betrayal, and now he's
rather than get cut into thechase right away, he's making
breakfast and he's having aconversation with his dear
friend.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
He's taking care of everything.
Basically, I know it's likehe's providing for Peter's every
need by doing that.
He's inviting him to be withhim.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
He put focus onto Peter and what Peter needed.
Peter needed connection, peterneeded somebody to.
I mean, here's my thought wasPeter went back to fishing.
Yeah, and that's not at allwhat the plan had been.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Right.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
And I'm thinking Jesus didn't say now what do you
think you're doing out here?
You know there's work for youto do.
He didn't do that.
He didn't do that, he fixed himbreakfast.
I love that.
I love it too.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
That's one of my favorite stories.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Oh, I know Well, they're all our favorites,
aren't they?
They?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
are they really are?
Speaker 1 (13:49):
So here's some reflection questions for you.
Where in my life am I hidingbehind shame rather than running
toward grace that God extendsto me?
Where in my life am I hidingbehind shame rather than running
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toward grace?
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Here's another question for you to reflect on,
for us to reflect on, maybe,journal about how do I picture
Jesus looking at me after I havefailed.
Can I see his compassion?
Hmm, you might want to justspend some time with the Lord
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thinking about that, talking tohim about that, because that's
how he greets us every time, nomatter what, with compassion.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Hmm, I love that.
I love that.
Oh, if we could only respond toour own failures the way the
Lord responds to our failures,it would flip everything on on
its head in a good way, in abeautiful way in a freeing way
Right.
So Jesus had kind of recreateda charcoal fire moment for Peter
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that might have reminded Peterof his denials.
Of course I have to think Petersees Jesus, and of course he
jumps out of the boat where he'sfishing and swims to shore so
eager to see Jesus.
But yet I wonder if therewasn't some.
Oh boy, I'm in trouble now.
Yeah, what there?
Speaker 2 (15:28):
he is Right.
I mean just imagine oh man, Ican't't even.
Yeah, it's amazing, I can'teither.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
So what charcoal fire moment might Jesus be using to
restore me?
Not punish me or not disapproveof me or not condemn me in any
way, but to restore me.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Yeah, that's a good question, isn't it?
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Yeah, they all are good, okay.
Speaker 2 (15:58):
So we have another breath prayer for you.
We're going to inhale and sayyou restore what I break.
And we're going to exhale andsay your love welcomes me home.
Hmm, all right.
So let's go ahead and give thisone a try.
Breathe in and say you restorewhat I break.
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Exhale and say your lovewelcomes me home, your love
welcomes me home, beautiful.
Let's do that one one more time.
Inhale and say you restore whatI break.
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Exhale, your love welcomes mehome.
Peter didn't just return toneutrality, he returned to
mission.
He went on to be a pillar ofthe church, filled with the Holy
Spirit and preaching whatRepentance with boldness,
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probably because he knew so muchabout it.
Imagine him even telling thatstory to people about Jesus on
the beach.
I mean, he just talked abouthis own experience.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Oh, and that's the fruit of true repentance.
It's not shame, it's notself-loathing, it's not beating
myself down into a hole that Ican't get out of, but the
results of repentance.
True repentance is going to berefreshment, restoration, a
sense of purpose.
Oh, I love that.
Psalm 23, three says herestores my soul.
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Of course I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I love it too.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
So if you want some tools for walking out repentance
.
Of course, at the top of mylist would be the look and learn
tool.
So, let's talk about that justfor a moment, christina.
Okay, yeah, I mean you can do,and this is something I think is
so cool about the look andlearn tool, which really is just
our way of talking aboutconfession, agreeing with God
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about what his desires were andthat I went a different way, and
then learn.
That's the repentance part,that's changing directions, and
we can do this about somethingthat happened a year ago, about
something that happened a minuteago, about something that
happened five hours ago,whatever we can look and learn
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or confess and repent anythinganytime anywhere.
So, talking about the look andlearn tool, to me one of the
most important things is to justinvite God in, because this is
about his thoughts aboutwhatever it was that happened.
If I had a fight with my husband, or if I said, oh, I said some
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terrible things to Daniel, myson, so it was almost like I
told you, so I told you.
So I was like, oh, daniel, I'msorry, but I want to talk to God
about you know how did Iapproach my son when he had been
sick and all of that.
Yes, you need to go see thatparticular kind of doctor for
this.
And the ER finally told himthat, and I'm like.
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I told you so, lord.
What do I need to know or do orbe or remind myself of or hear
from you about, so that I thinkdifferently in situations?
Really, I agree with you, lord.
I said things I wish I hadn'tand I apologized for them later,
but I don't want to ever dothat again.
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I want to be in a differentplace.
I want to have a differentframe of reference than the I
told you so reference.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Well, and what's so amazing about look and learn?
I mean, you know that it's notgoing the way that it should.
If you're feeling any kind ofshame or if you're feeling
self-condemnation, Look andlearn is so good.
It will make you feel free.
It will make you feel close toGod.
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It will make you feel refreshedand renewed.
That's what it will do.
We go to him with Lord.
This totally went sideways.
And then he says I know, andwith conviction, you know like I
was there and saw every bit ofit.
I was there and I actually knewthat would happen.
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And let's talk about it, andlet's talk about what will work
better next time.
I mean, I always think of it asthe Lord and I, in my
convertible bug.
We're driving together and he'swith me.
I've got my hands on the wheel,though, because I have free
will, and so he's not grabbingthe wheel.
You know, like we did when wetried to teach our teenagers how
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to drive and they were gettingready to crash into a light post
or something, he doesn't grabthe wheel, he lets me go left.
When he's lovingly said it'stime to go right, he lets me go,
but he doesn't condemn me.
We talk about it, then we talkabout it, and that's.
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It's a beautiful rhythm withthe Lord.
A daily rhythm Look and learnis something we can look forward
to, and we know we're going toleave that time refreshed and
restored rather than depleted orexhausted.
It's going to be really good.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Yeah, and so imagine thinking of repentance that way
because that's really what it is.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
That's really what it is.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I want to go the direction God has for me in
those moments.
And so talking to him about it,asking him he's not the one
who's going to wag his finger atmy face and say you've got to
get rid of all the cookies inyour house.
That's not, that's not hisvoice.
I mean, he may say something tome about the cookies, but, or
whatever.
If that's what I'm feeling likeI need to repent of is eating
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cookies or whatever he wants.
He wants to have a chance to beheard.
And so, sitting in quiet andlistening to him and agreeing
with him as it's good andagreeing with him as it's good.
So, if you want, you can reviewthe story in Luke 22 and John
21, and just invite God to showyou, um, the answers to some
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questions that we have for you.
And for instance, you can createa God list based on who you see
Jesus as in these stories.
Yes, and who is he to you inthis story?
I mean, that's a really goodquestion.
And then take a moment topraise him with the attributes
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you've pulled out of the story.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
And then another idea would be to do a little bit of
journaling.
What do you hear him sayingwhat fire has he built for you?
Write some things down.
Maybe scripture comes to mindor you're in the word.
Or maybe, while you were doingyour praise fest, you were
hearing him respond to you,rebuilding you.
What do you hear him saying?
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Write it down.
That's going to be a book oftreasures for you, that journal
who God is, who he says he is,praising him.
And then what do you hear himsaying to you?
personally, I love the idea ofgoing to these specific passages
in the word and focusing thereon who God is, because, boy, he
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shows himself in a beautiful wayto Peter.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Yeah, he shows himself in a beautiful way to
Peter.
Yeah, he does.
I love that.
Peter is such a wonderfulexample of somebody who, just
like he's just out there and he,because he's so out there, he
messes up often enough and Jesusrestores him and commissions
him, and what an amazing truththat is.
And you know, that's what hedoes with us too, and what an
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amazing truth that is, and youknow that's what he does with us
too.
It is.
I love it.
Yay, that's been fun to look at.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Okay, I'll go ahead and close this in prayer.
Lord Jesus, thank you, thankyou.
Thank you that you came backfor us, thank you that even in
our denials, even in our brokenplaces which we have plenty of
you meet us with grace everysingle time.
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Lord Jesus, restore our hearts,like you did Peter's.
Let repentance be our return tolove, not our retreat into
shame.
We are looking forward to ourtime with you, lord.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I pray in jesus name, amen amen, and if you're in a
place where you feel like peter,broken, distant, maybe unsure,
if jesus still wants youremember that fire on the beach
the breakfast the questions he'sinviting you back and, until
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next time, keep practicingpresence, gratitude, spirit-led
repentance, and know this youare deeply loved and never too
far gone.
Nope, never, absolutely.
Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
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Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
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Hi and welcome to our podcast Revelation Within On
the Go.
I'm Heidi Wiles-Maepperson, oneof your hosts and the owner and
lead coach of theRevelationWithinorg ministry.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
And I'm Christina Motley, your other host, also a
Revelation Within coach andHeidi's partner in all of
Revelation Within on the Go.
(00:35):
Yay, oh wonderful.
Today we're walking slowly andtenderly through a story that
shows us what repentance reallylooks like Not ashamed, not as
self-loathing, but as a returnto love, is that?
A good place to start.
Yeah, it is.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
This is a story today of Peter and it's going to be
totally familiar to you.
I'm going to ask you, inviteGod to help you see it with
fresh ears, fresh eyes and aheart that is ready to be
refreshed with the truth.
Remember Peter he was the onewho boldly said he would never
leave Jesus.
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Yes, but he did.
But Jesus didn't write him off.
He restored Peter and he stillrestores us today, you and me.
He restores, yay.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Thank you, Lord.
That is such good news, isn'tit?
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
I'll go ahead and open us in prayer.
All right, father, we thank youthat your kindness leads us to
repentance.
We thank you that your kindnessleads us to repentance.
You are not the accuser, youare the restorer.
Thank you, lord.
Speak to our hearts today,especially the parts still
wrapped in shame.
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Lord Jesus, will you meet us inthe breaking and lead us into
freedom?
Thank you, god.
I pray in Jesus name, amen.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
Amen.
So let's set the scene.
We need to do that.
Yes, it's the night that Jesuswas arrested.
Peter had, of course, shot offhis mouth, like he was prone to
do.
I've done that.
Have you done that?
Shot off your mouth?
Oh yeah, peter had promised tostay faithful to Jesus even unto
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death, but remember, jesus hadpredicted that Peter would deny
him three times.
That would be disheartening,wouldn't it?
Anyway, and this is the waythat Peter did it, he said I
don't know him, I don't knowJesus.
They'd been best friends, theyhad been so close.
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And he said I am not one ofthem.
What, wow?
And then the third one was man,I don't know what you're
talking about.
And so, following that, just ashe was speaking, the rooster
crowed.
It says in Luke 22, the Lordturned.
Oh, this just makes my heartweep.
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The Lord turned and lookedstraight at Peter.
Then Peter remembered and hewent outside and wept bitterly.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Oh, wow, and that's from Luke 22, 61 and 62.
So yeah, there's reallysomething crushing about that
line.
You know, the Lord turned andlooked at Peter.
If you just kind of imaginethis situation, wow, I mean,
just think about that.
All he did, he didn't say aword.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
He turned and looked at peter.
But you know, I think it'simportant for us to capture this
moment accurately it wasn't incondemnation it's not like jesus
was looking at him saying well.
Well, how could you, how couldyou?
Peter?
It was more, because Jesus'sheart broke.
Yes, it was because he wantedPeter to remember who he is and
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whose he is.
Peter's response to this lookfrom Jesus.
He weeps bitterly, and that'sthe beginning, in this case, of
a heart that's repenting.
Not the tears, but whatmotivated the tears was oh,
that's right.
So let's do a little bit of aword study.
(04:34):
We love to do word studies onthe phrase wept bitterly,
because that's what Peter did inresponse to Jesus's gaze, and
the Greek word here for bitterlyis pikros, meaning violently,
painfully, deeply distressed.
Whoa, talk about superlatives.
Peter wasn't just sad, hisheart was broken.
Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yes, well, and really isn't that where repentance
begins, you know?
Not with being caught.
That's not where it begins.
Not with fear of punishment,that's not where it begins.
Repentance begins when we feelthat ache, you know that ache
I'm talking about, heidi.
That ache of separation fromthe one we love most.
(05:24):
We know something's not rightbetween us and there's an ache.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
So we have a breath prayer for you.
Let's go ahead and give thisone a try.
But before we do that, we'rejust going to breathe deeply
together for a minute and justlet your body slow down, let
your mind slow down, let yourheart slow down.
Your pulse rate will return toa.
If you're like many people, youkind of go a million miles an
(05:52):
hour in any given day and youneed a moment of pausing.
Yes, we do, we all do.
Yeah, so just take a moment andbreathe in deep for the count of
four.
Just take a moment and breathein deep for the count of four.
Hold it for the count of fourand exhale for the count of four
(06:16):
.
And do it again Inhale for thecount of four, hold it for the
count of four and exhale for thecount of four and exhale for
the count of four.
Now, when you inhale, you'regoing to say I have denied you,
lord.
And on the exhale, you're goingto say but you have not denied
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me.
That's a really important truthto care with the fact that we
do deny the Lord every time wemake a choice to go our own way.
We do deny him, but he restoresus.
He does not deny us.
Okay, so let's go ahead andstart.
With our lungs all empty, goahead and breathe out, exhale
(07:00):
all the air in your lungs andnow inhale.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
I have denied you, lord.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
I have denied you, lord, I have denied you, Lord
and exhale, but you have notdenied me.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
You have not denied me.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
And inhale.
I have denied you, Lord, I havedenied you Lord.
Exhale.
You have not denied me.
You have not denied me.
Oh, my goodness, it's sowonderful to be reminded that
God does not deny us.
He doesn't, no matter what.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
No, he never, ever does.
Okay, so let's go to John 21,verses 15 through 19.
Let's fast forward.
Jesus has been crucified,buried and raised to life, and
now we find Peter out fishingagain, mainly hoping to go back
(07:57):
to the life that he had before.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Yeah, you know, it's so interesting, I think, of this
whole experience that you know,Jesus suffered, was beaten,
hung on a cross, and I'mpicturing Peter might not have
been there, but knowing about it, I mean, cause there's no doubt
he knew what was going on if hewasn't peeking from somewhere.
(08:23):
And then you know, you thinkabout, before the resurrection,
what did the disciples do?
I mean Jesus had died, and canyou imagine what Saturday would
have been like?
It would have been a bummer.
It would have been a big bummer, awful, so yeah, so
disappointing, a sense of nohope.
(08:45):
What happened?
We thought we were going to beconquering the world together.
Okay, so Peter's gone back tofishing and then Jesus shows up.
What?
There he is, yep, he's on theshore.
And what's he doing?
What's he doing?
Is he preparing to preach asermon?
(09:05):
No, no, he's making a fire,just like the one near where
Peter denied him.
And he's kind of recreating thatmoment, not to shame Peter, no,
but to heal him and restore him.
He says, simon, son of John, doyou love me?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Wow, and not only once, but he asks it three times
One for each of the denialsthat happened with Peter.
And not only once, but he asksit three times One for each of
the denials that happened withPeter.
And Peter, though grieved, hekeeps saying Lord, you know, I
love you.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
And what does Jesus say in response?
Speaker 2 (09:50):
Jesus says feed my sheep, follow me.
And that's from.
John 21, 15 through 19.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
Yeah.
Jesus doesn't say well, explainyourself, peter, right.
He doesn't say I can't believeyou did that.
He doesn't do any of that.
No, instead, he gives Peter acalling, a high calling on his
life.
I mean, look, if we could letGod down, if we could let God
(10:18):
down so much that many of usthink we can do.
We really think that in thisinstance, where Peter had denied
Jesus at the time, that Jesuswas being handed over to evil
men to be hung on a cross, Imean, he restored Peter during a
moment like that.
He's certainly going to restoreus Right.
(10:40):
Repentance in Peter's case ledto restoration and mission.
He was called by God Woo.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Okay, so now let's go to Acts 3, verse 19, where
Peter would later preach thesewords repent and turn to God so
that your sins may be wiped away.
That times of refreshing maycome from the Lord Wow, I mean,
(11:12):
I love that.
Times that refreshing will comefrom repentance and your sins
will be wiped away.
Beautiful, I love that.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
So the word repent, metanoia is a total change of
mind and heart, not just a I'msorry or boo hoo hoo.
That makes me sad that I didthat.
I'm going to change my ways.
No, I mean, it's so much morethan that it's.
I want to live differently.
I'm going to turn, I'm going tothink differently.
I'm going to let my thinkingaffect my actions too.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
Peter's story shows us that repentance is not just
about remorse.
That's not what it's about.
It's about relationship.
Jesus made the fire, jesusasked the questions, jesus did
the restoring.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
He also made breakfast.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Yeah, he made breakfast.
I love that.
I love that.
Isn't that such a beautifulpicture of repentance and
relationship and restoring?
It's beautiful.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
And he does the same for us.
He doesn't just hand us aclipboard with check boxes and
say these are the rules you'vebroken and now these are the
rules you need to keep.
He makes us breakfast, he looksinto our eyes and he says
follow me, Follow me her eyesand he says follow me, follow me
.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Yeah, he knew, peter was hungry.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Yeah, I mean, I think it's so awesome.
You have to think.
Going back to the way thatJesus gazed at Peter when Peter
denied him the third time.
You know, we read that earlier.
Jesus's heart was broken byPeter's betrayal, and now he's
rather than get cut into thechase right away, he's making
breakfast and he's having aconversation with his dear
friend.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
He's taking care of everything.
Basically, I know it's likehe's providing for Peter's every
need by doing that.
He's inviting him to be withhim.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
He put focus onto Peter and what Peter needed.
Peter needed connection, peterneeded somebody to.
I mean, here's my thought wasPeter went back to fishing.
Yeah, and that's not at allwhat the plan had been.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Right.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
And I'm thinking Jesus didn't say now what do you
think you're doing out here?
You know there's work for youto do.
He didn't do that.
He didn't do that, he fixed himbreakfast.
I love that.
I love it too.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
That's one of my favorite stories.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Oh, I know Well, they're all our favorites,
aren't they?
They?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
are they really are?
Speaker 1 (13:49):
So here's some reflection questions for you.
Where in my life am I hidingbehind shame rather than running
toward grace that God extendsto me?
Where in my life am I hidingbehind shame rather than running
(14:11):
toward grace?
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Here's another question for you to reflect on,
for us to reflect on, maybe,journal about how do I picture
Jesus looking at me after I havefailed.
Can I see his compassion?
Hmm, you might want to justspend some time with the Lord
(14:34):
thinking about that, talking tohim about that, because that's
how he greets us every time, nomatter what, with compassion.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Hmm, I love that.
I love that.
Oh, if we could only respond toour own failures the way the
Lord responds to our failures,it would flip everything on on
its head in a good way, in abeautiful way in a freeing way
Right.
So Jesus had kind of recreateda charcoal fire moment for Peter
(15:08):
that might have reminded Peterof his denials.
Of course I have to think Petersees Jesus, and of course he
jumps out of the boat where he'sfishing and swims to shore so
eager to see Jesus.
But yet I wonder if therewasn't some.
Oh boy, I'm in trouble now.
Yeah, what there?
Speaker 2 (15:28):
he is Right.
I mean just imagine oh man, Ican't't even.
Yeah, it's amazing, I can'teither.
Speaker 1 (15:36):
So what charcoal fire moment might Jesus be using to
restore me?
Not punish me or not disapproveof me or not condemn me in any
way, but to restore me.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
Yeah, that's a good question, isn't it?
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Yeah, they all are good, okay.
Speaker 2 (15:58):
So we have another breath prayer for you.
We're going to inhale and sayyou restore what I break.
And we're going to exhale andsay your love welcomes me home.
Hmm, all right.
So let's go ahead and give thisone a try.
Breathe in and say you restorewhat I break.
(16:24):
Exhale and say your lovewelcomes me home, your love
welcomes me home, beautiful.
Let's do that one one more time.
Inhale and say you restore whatI break.
(16:46):
Exhale, your love welcomes mehome.
Peter didn't just return toneutrality, he returned to
mission.
He went on to be a pillar ofthe church, filled with the Holy
Spirit and preaching whatRepentance with boldness,
(17:09):
probably because he knew so muchabout it.
Imagine him even telling thatstory to people about Jesus on
the beach.
I mean, he just talked abouthis own experience.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Oh, and that's the fruit of true repentance.
It's not shame, it's notself-loathing, it's not beating
myself down into a hole that Ican't get out of, but the
results of repentance.
True repentance is going to berefreshment, restoration, a
sense of purpose.
Oh, I love that.
Psalm 23, three says herestores my soul.
(17:45):
Of course I love that.
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I love it too.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
So if you want some tools for walking out repentance
.
Of course, at the top of mylist would be the look and learn
tool.
So, let's talk about that justfor a moment, christina.
Okay, yeah, I mean you can do,and this is something I think is
so cool about the look andlearn tool, which really is just
our way of talking aboutconfession, agreeing with God
(18:13):
about what his desires were andthat I went a different way, and
then learn.
That's the repentance part,that's changing directions, and
we can do this about somethingthat happened a year ago, about
something that happened a minuteago, about something that
happened five hours ago,whatever we can look and learn
(18:34):
or confess and repent anythinganytime anywhere.
So, talking about the look andlearn tool, to me one of the
most important things is to justinvite God in, because this is
about his thoughts aboutwhatever it was that happened.
If I had a fight with my husband, or if I said, oh, I said some
(18:56):
terrible things to Daniel, myson, so it was almost like I
told you, so I told you.
So I was like, oh, daniel, I'msorry, but I want to talk to God
about you know how did Iapproach my son when he had been
sick and all of that.
Yes, you need to go see thatparticular kind of doctor for
this.
And the ER finally told himthat, and I'm like.
(19:17):
I told you so, lord.
What do I need to know or do orbe or remind myself of or hear
from you about, so that I thinkdifferently in situations?
Really, I agree with you, lord.
I said things I wish I hadn'tand I apologized for them later,
but I don't want to ever dothat again.
(19:39):
I want to be in a differentplace.
I want to have a differentframe of reference than the I
told you so reference.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Well, and what's so amazing about look and learn?
I mean, you know that it's notgoing the way that it should.
If you're feeling any kind ofshame or if you're feeling
self-condemnation, Look andlearn is so good.
It will make you feel free.
It will make you feel close toGod.
(20:08):
It will make you feel refreshedand renewed.
That's what it will do.
We go to him with Lord.
This totally went sideways.
And then he says I know, andwith conviction, you know like I
was there and saw every bit ofit.
I was there and I actually knewthat would happen.
(20:30):
And let's talk about it, andlet's talk about what will work
better next time.
I mean, I always think of it asthe Lord and I, in my
convertible bug.
We're driving together and he'swith me.
I've got my hands on the wheel,though, because I have free
will, and so he's not grabbingthe wheel.
You know, like we did when wetried to teach our teenagers how
(20:52):
to drive and they were gettingready to crash into a light post
or something, he doesn't grabthe wheel, he lets me go left.
When he's lovingly said it'stime to go right, he lets me go,
but he doesn't condemn me.
We talk about it, then we talkabout it, and that's.
(21:13):
It's a beautiful rhythm withthe Lord.
A daily rhythm Look and learnis something we can look forward
to, and we know we're going toleave that time refreshed and
restored rather than depleted orexhausted.
It's going to be really good.
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Yeah, and so imagine thinking of repentance that way
because that's really what it is.
Speaker 2 (21:37):
That's really what it is.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
I want to go the direction God has for me in
those moments.
And so talking to him about it,asking him he's not the one
who's going to wag his finger atmy face and say you've got to
get rid of all the cookies inyour house.
That's not, that's not hisvoice.
I mean, he may say something tome about the cookies, but, or
whatever.
If that's what I'm feeling likeI need to repent of is eating
(22:00):
cookies or whatever he wants.
He wants to have a chance to beheard.
And so, sitting in quiet andlistening to him and agreeing
with him as it's good andagreeing with him as it's good.
So, if you want, you can reviewthe story in Luke 22 and John
21, and just invite God to showyou, um, the answers to some
(22:23):
questions that we have for you.
And for instance, you can createa God list based on who you see
Jesus as in these stories.
Yes, and who is he to you inthis story?
I mean, that's a really goodquestion.
And then take a moment topraise him with the attributes
(22:44):
you've pulled out of the story.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
And then another idea would be to do a little bit of
journaling.
What do you hear him sayingwhat fire has he built for you?
Write some things down.
Maybe scripture comes to mindor you're in the word.
Or maybe, while you were doingyour praise fest, you were
hearing him respond to you,rebuilding you.
What do you hear him saying?
(23:08):
Write it down.
That's going to be a book oftreasures for you, that journal
who God is, who he says he is,praising him.
And then what do you hear himsaying to you?
personally, I love the idea ofgoing to these specific passages
in the word and focusing thereon who God is, because, boy, he
(23:31):
shows himself in a beautiful wayto Peter.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Yeah, he shows himself in a beautiful way to
Peter.
Yeah, he does.
I love that.
Peter is such a wonderfulexample of somebody who, just
like he's just out there and he,because he's so out there, he
messes up often enough and Jesusrestores him and commissions
him, and what an amazing truththat is.
And you know, that's what hedoes with us too, and what an
(23:55):
amazing truth that is, and youknow that's what he does with us
too.
It is.
I love it.
Yay, that's been fun to look at.
Speaker 2 (23:59):
Okay, I'll go ahead and close this in prayer.
Lord Jesus, thank you, thankyou.
Thank you that you came backfor us, thank you that even in
our denials, even in our brokenplaces which we have plenty of
you meet us with grace everysingle time.
(24:20):
Lord Jesus, restore our hearts,like you did Peter's.
Let repentance be our return tolove, not our retreat into
shame.
We are looking forward to ourtime with you, lord.
Speaker 1 (24:33):
I pray in jesus name, amen amen, and if you're in a
place where you feel like peter,broken, distant, maybe unsure,
if jesus still wants youremember that fire on the beach
the breakfast the questions he'sinviting you back and, until
(24:54):
next time, keep practicingpresence, gratitude, spirit-led
repentance, and know this youare deeply loved and never too
far gone.
Nope, never, absolutely.
Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
We're so glad you've been here today.
Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
We're so glad you've been here today and we hope that
you will join us for our nextepisode of Revelation Within on
the go, go, go, go, go, go go.
Come on back next time.
Bye-bye.
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