{"id":1546,"asset_id":1854,"title":"PETER ON THE DAY AFTER by Mario Murillo | Apr 7, 2023 | Easter","alias":"peter-on-the-day-after-by-mario-murillo-apr-7-2023-easter","introtext":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mariomurillo.org\/2023\/04\/07\/peter-on-the-day-after-2\/?mc_cid=4ccb8b6d3b&amp;mc_eid=0863d691a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cross.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;resize=873%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"722px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cross.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=873&amp;ssl=1 873w, &lt;a href=\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"89\" style=\"float: left;\" wp-content=\"\" cross-480x252=\"\" hspace=\"10\/\" \/><\/a>PETER ON THE DAY AFTER<\/h1>\r\n<p class=\"et_pb_title_meta_container\">by&nbsp;<span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariomurillo.org\/author\/mmblogger\/\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Posts by Mario Murillo\">Mario Murillo<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<span class=\"published\">Apr 7, 2023<\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mariomurillo.org\/category\/easter\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Easter<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<span class=\"comments-number\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mariomurillo.org\/2023\/04\/07\/peter-on-the-day-after-2\/#respond\">42 comments<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1_tb_body et_pb_row_3-4_1-4\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_1_tb_body et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_post_content et_pb_post_content_0_tb_body\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He screamed and he kept screaming until he could scream no more. Then he fell off a cliff into the abyss of broken souls. The force of his crash could have moved the earth. Fragments lay around him\u2014the new and hideous replacements of his former self. Shame replaced love. Cowardice replaced faith. Fear drove out Hope to make room for the mocking predator. Worst of all, he saw his destiny plunge into a black hole of regret.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","fulltext":"\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the day after Jesus died.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To survive, Peter became a robot. He went fishing. It\u2019s what he was programmed to do. Peter went through the motions.&nbsp; Avoiding feeling, suppressing every emotion.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The difference between Peter and Judas Iscariot is razor thin. The same fever of despair and regret raged in both of them. It drove Judas to suicide. Why didn\u2019t Peter do what the other traitor did? It was because Jesus prayed for him.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Satan told Peter a lie. Peter not only believed that lie, he now embodied it. And, it is the same lie that Satan is telling America right now\u2014the lie that all the good and important things are gone forever.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whenever those who hate God and America try to enforce a change, they call it \u2018THE NEW NORMAL.\u2019 They sold us on \u2018THE NEW NORMAL\u2019 of abortion, same sex marriage, and godless education. Their latest excuse for seizing control is the coronavirus. Something to remember: \u2018the new normal\u2019 is always nothing other than the old abnormal, it is just disguised.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Memories tortured Peter. He tried to fight it with all his might, it was impossible not to relive those days. Two mistakes haunted him the most. Thinking he could save Jesus, he swung it at the head of the high priest\u2019s servant, Malchus, who, fortunately had moved just in time, losing only an ear. But his greatest horror was his discovery that he was a coward. He denied Jesus three times. The rooster was still crowing in his spirit.<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>And, it is the same lie that Satan is telling America right now\u2014the lie that all the good and important things are gone forever.<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Peter is haunted by the day he met Jesus. He was minding his own business when Jesus interrupted his entire life. Fishing all night and caught nothing.&nbsp;&nbsp; His hands are red and sore. Every muscle ached. He had nothing to show for a brutal night out on the water.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;resize=921%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"722px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/fish.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;resize=921%2C691&amp;ssl=1 921w, &lt;a href=\" alt=\"\" wp-content=\"\" fish-480x360=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then the strange Teacher said, \u201cLet your nets down again for a catch.\u201d&nbsp; Peter half-heartedly did as he was asked, and the catch was so enormous it terrified him.&nbsp; He begged Jesus to keep His distance, \u201cI am a sinful man!\u201d Peter cried. Instead of leaving Jesus spoke the eternal words \u201cfollow me and I will make you a fisher of men.\u201d That was Peter\u2019s destiny. That became he identity and reason for living. It is his destiny.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>But Peter is now convinced\u2014after his failure and denial\u2014it is too late. He believes his destiny is lost forever. You must get that or lose the impact I what I will say next.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s&nbsp;dawn on Resurrection Sunday.&nbsp; Peter couldn\u2019t know that at that very moment, an angel was talking about him.&nbsp; Mark 16:7, \u201cBut go, tell His disciples\u2014and Peter\u2014that (Jesus) is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told to you.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;The angel added the words \u201cand Peter.\u201d&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because God knew Peter would have disqualified himself if the invitation was \u201cfor disciples only.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The angel added the words \u201cand Peter.\u201d&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because God knew Peter would have disqualified himself if the invitation was \u201cfor disciples only.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Peter demanded: \u201cAre you certain the angel said my name?!\u201d \u201cYes, the words were, \u201cTell the disciples, and Peter.\u201d\u201d At that moment, Peter rose from the dead. He knew he was not rejected. He knew the unmatched glory of a second chance.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Satan did all he could to destroy Peter. He knew this man would shake the gates of hell.&nbsp; The first shaking came on the Day of Pentecost.&nbsp; Wind and Fire transformed Peter.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coward, who had denied his Lord three times is restored. Jesus&nbsp; appeared to Peter, giving him three new chances to affirm his love. Jesus even provided a charcoal fire. It was by a charcoal fire that Peter failed. Peter is utterly transformed. He is now a lion carrying a devastating witness. He roared, \u201cThis is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel!\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/empty-tomb.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;resize=847%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"722px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/empty-tomb.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;resize=847%2C528&amp;ssl=1 847w, &lt;a href=\" alt=\"\" wp-content=\"\" empty-tomb-480x300=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>He is now a lion carrying a devastating witness. He roared, \u201cThis is that which was spoken by the Prophet Joel!\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the days after Jesus died, evil exerted a crushing blow on the entire city. All the Christians hid in their homes behind locked doors, and it\u2019s like that today. Satan wishes to crush our hopes and dreams. Evil men would sell us the lie that we must adapt to a grim, cold, and dark lesser vision of America, the church, and our futures.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Those who are marked by God are unstoppable. When the doors reopen for America, God will fully restore our destiny.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But there is one miracle that remains to be explored. Cutting off Malchus\u2019 ear haunted Peter. But there was more to it than just healing an ear. Because, my friend, that night Jesus healed more than an ear\u2014knowing the future, Jesus knew Peter must not be sitting on death row on the day of Pentecost. Jesus prayed \u201cpermit even this\u201d and reattached the ear, in order to protect Peter\u2019s destiny.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He is also guarding yours.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/signed-300x105.png?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e4t9u9q2qqf.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/signed-300x105.png?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 300w, &lt;a href=\" alt=\"\" wp-content=\"\" signed-480x169=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2023-04-08 14:56:43","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2023-04-08 14:56:43","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2023-04-08 14:56:43","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}