Two of the gravest sins ever committed against Jesus happened on the same night and were committed by 2 of his apostles; his betrayal and denial by Judas and Peter respectively. Peter denied Jesus because he was afraid; "So they arrested him and led him to the high priest’s home. And Peter followed at a distance. The guards lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter joined them there. A servant girl noticed him in the firelight and began staring at him. Finally she said, “This man was one of Jesus’ followers!” But Peter denied it. “Woman,” he said, “I don’t even know him!” After a while someone else looked at him and said, “You must be one of them!” “No, man, I’m not!” Peter retorted. About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.” But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. At that moment the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Suddenly, the Lord’s words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And Peter left the courtyard, weeping bitterly.
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Luke 22:54-62 NLT. Judas on his own part betrayed Jesus because of his love of money; "Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the Temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted, and they promised to give him money.
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Luke 22:3-5 NLT. Did you notice Jesus predicted both Peter's denial and Judas' betrayal? (Luke 22: 31-34; 22: 21-23). Could you betray or denial Jesus for anything in this world?
