Peter denied Jesus three times. Jesus cooked him breakfast anyway. In Matthew 16:16, Peter said what no one else had the nerve to say out loud: “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Ten chapters later, Jesus was under arrest. Inside the high priest’s house, the religious leaders were charging Jesus for claiming to be exactly that. Out in the courtyard, three different people recognized Peter. Three times Peter swore he didn’t know the man. The same number of times
Matthew 14:28–31 | John 21:7–8 Peter walked on water exactly once. The reason why might be the key to staying in the center of God's will. Peter walked on water once. When Jesus appeared on the shore in John 21, Peter jumped in an swam. I don’t know about you, but I've always found that interesting. This might sound crazy, but why didn't Peter walk on the water to see Jesus? He'd done it before. But read Matthew 14 again carefully. Jesus didn't simply appear and Peter didn’t
