Alive - by Dave Smith

Peter clearly took Jesus’ advice to heart. As already indicated, the
early chapters of Acts show him successfully exercising his own
unique leadership role, empowered by the Holy Spirit – the latter part
of his life is a great picture of someone who has been freed from
failure, frustration and futility.
In order to grasp Peter’s journey to full freedom it’s important to
note his relationship with significant others that he was called to
partner with. So, for example, his main companion in the early
chapters of Acts was John. In other words, Peter moved from seeing
John as someone to compare himself to, to working alongside him as
a true companion – together they saw a crippled beggar walk, and
together they were arrested for speaking about Jesus before being
released and returning to their own company (see Acts 3–4). One of
the keys to us fulfilling our destiny is to work together with others.
That’s one of the reasons why the Church is described as a ‘body’,
with each of its members having different functions (see 1 Corinthians
12:12–26). Together we complement each other’s strengths and
cover each other’s weakness; together we will see great things
accomplished in and through us that will bring blessing to many
others, and glory to Jesus!
PAUSE AND PONDER
Is comparison something you struggle with? If so, thank
God for your uniqueness and ask him to set you free from
comparing yourself to others. Take some time to thank him
that you are ‘one of a kind’, uniquely created to fulfill your
calling.
FOREVER FREE!