April 20, 2025

Day 111 Tell Peter | Mark 16:6-7

Day 111 Tell Peter | Mark 16:6-7
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Grace calls us by name, especially after our greatest failures. This transformative truth emerges powerfully from Mark's Gospel as we examine the resurrection story where an angel delivers a message with two words that changed everything: "including Peter."

The significance of this moment can't be overstated. Peter, who appears first among the disciples when called by Jesus at the beginning of Mark's Gospel, is specifically mentioned again at the end—but with a crucial difference. Between these two mentions, Peter had monumentally failed, denying his relationship with Jesus three times with increasing intensity. It wasn't a minor slip-up but a catastrophic betrayal that should have disqualified him forever.

Yet in the resurrection message, Jesus deliberately singles out Peter by name. This wasn't just a general invitation back to relationship but a personalized call of restoration to the one disciple who might have believed he had forfeited his place. The message reverberates through time: no failure is final, no mistake too great, no betrayal beyond the reach of grace. When we place our own names in that resurrection instruction—"tell the disciples, including [your name]"—we discover the personal nature of Christ's forgiveness that transcends our worst moments. Today, embrace this profound truth: the risen Savior knows your story, calls your name, and invites you into full restoration regardless of where you've been or what you've done. How might your life change if you truly believed God's grace was this personal?

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Chapters

00:32 - Welcome to Wisdom for the Day

00:55 - Tell Peter: Mark 16:6-7

01:28 - Peter's Story of Failure

01:53 - Personal Invitation to Restoration

02:52 - Closing and Resources

Transcript
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Welcome to Wisdom for the Day, your daily source for spiritual refreshment and guidance.

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I'm Rick.

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Join me as I dive into God's Word to find clarity and strength for life's challenges.

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Let me help you embrace each day with faith and wisdom, ready to feel inspired.

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Let's get started.

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Today is Day 111.

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Tell Peter From the Gospel of Mark, chapter 16, verses 6 and 7.

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From the New Living Translation.

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But the angel said Don't be alarmed.

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You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified.

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He isn't here.

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He is risen from the dead.

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Look, this is where they laid his body.

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Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee.

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You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.

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Peter got singled out.

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Peter was the first disciple Mark mentions by name, and here at the end, peter is the last disciple mentioned again.

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But between these two points in the story, peter had completely failed.

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He didn't just slip up.

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He publicly and fiercely denied even knowing Jesus, not once, but three times.

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Have you ever been there?

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Have you ever made a mistake so big or messed up so badly that you thought there was no way back?

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Maybe you thought God was so.

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Done with you too.

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But look at the incredible grace in these two simple words that the angel said, including Peter, as if Jesus is saying make sure Peter knows this message is especially for him.

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This is a shout out filled with forgiveness and restoration and hope.

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Now put your own name there.

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Jesus' message is just as personal for you as it was for Peter.

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You aren't beyond grace.

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Your mistakes aren't bigger than his forgiveness.

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The risen Savior calls your name, inviting you back, restoring you fully.

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Today, I want you to remember that Jesus knows your name.

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He sees your story and he calls you by name into a restored relationship with him.

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Pray with me, lord Jesus.

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Thank you for personally calling my name, even after my worst failures.

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Help me believe fully in your forgiveness and your restoration and your love.

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In your precious name I pray, amen.

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Well, that's all for today, but I'll be back tomorrow with more of God's Word.

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Intro and outro music by Weston McCurry Until tomorrow, I'm Rick.

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I love you, see ya.