God Never Gives Up on Us

 “Shall I not drink the cup the Father gave me?" John 18:11

"Are you not also among the disciples of this man?" the woman servant asked Peter. John 18:17

I cannot decide which verse to think about. Both speak to me eloquently. The first one tells me how in following Jesus, we too should go after God's will no matter the difficulty and sacrifice. The second verse shows that even if we desire to follow Jesus, even if we know Him intimately like Peter, there will be times that we will betray Him and say, "No I do not know Him!"

The important thing is not to despair like Judas, but to repent, continue to drink of the cup, knowing that God will do what we can't. We need to always remember the scene in Mark 16:7, when the women could not find Jesus' body in the tomb and the angel said, "He is risen. Go tell the disciples AND PETER that He is going to Galilee."

When we fail, we should never, never despair or lose hope. God never gives up on us!