# 727 Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus of Nazareth." 68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are saying." And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed.
Mr 14:67,68) It must've been very cold for Peter to stand near a warming fire. He was just asking to be identified by the light of the fire! Sure enough, a servant girl takes the time to look at him closely and identifies him as one of Jesus' disciples.
His response is interesting. He could've said, “I don't know what you're talking about,” that would be enough, but he says, “I don't know what you are talking about and I don't understand what you are talking about!”
This statement is Peter's way of saying, “ Who in the world is Jesus? I'm out of the loop, what are you talking about? This is all new to me!” He paints himself as the most apathetic person in Palestine, for most people have at least heard of Jesus! “I don't have time for this nonsense,” and he slinks away from the fire to the porch, it will be safer there away from inquisitive eyes.
Then the rooster crows!
I guess it's not so safe after all.
And again we're back to the folly of trying to hide a lie.
God sees, God knows, and wouldn't it be great if every time we heard a rooster crow, we would be reminded of that truth! The next time you hear the sound of rooster, don't think in terms of sunrise. Rather think in terms of another day under the watchful eye of an all-knowing God.
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