Tuesday, September 16 We have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.​—John 6:69.

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Tuesday, September 16

We have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.—John 6:69.

 

The apostle Peter was loyal; he did not let anything cause him to give up permanently. He demonstrated his loyalty on one occasion when Jesus said something that his disciples did not understand. (John 6:68) Without waiting for an explanation, many stopped following Jesus. But not Peter. He recognized that only Jesus had “sayings of everlasting life.” Jesus knew that Peter and the other apostles would abandon him. Nevertheless, Jesus expressed confidence that Peter would recover and remain faithful. (Luke 22:31, 32) Jesus understood that “the spirit . . . is eager, but the flesh is weak.” (Mark 14:38) Accordingly, even after Peter denied knowing him, Jesus did not give up on his apostle. The resurrected Jesus appeared to Peter—evidently when Peter was alone. (Mark 16:7; Luke 24:34;1 Cor. 15:5) How that must have encouraged the downcast apostle! w23.09 22 ¶9-10