By Clay Gilbreath
Director of Missions, Big Hatchie Baptist Assoc., Covington

I wonder, through this extended time of social distancing, does the Lord want to have a conversation with us, like He did with Peter by the sea one day, a “define the relationship” kind of talk.  You’ve probably had these before — “Will this dating lead to marriage?” “What is expected of each of us in this project or job?” It is often helpful, even necessary, to define the relationship.

During a crisis, when we recover, when we pick up the pieces and begin again — even during a pandemic when life has drastically changed — these are often times where God can help us refocus and reorient our lives back where they belong.

It happened with Peter. He had denied Christ as Jesus was being tried, then crucified. He had abandoned his Lord at a crucial time. When Peter was confronted by a rooster crowing, he wept bitterly. He knew he had blown it. But he just couldn’t walk away. He hung around and wept with the others. He was with them when they were told “the tomb is empty.” Peter was the first man out the door. [Read more…]