Have you ever had a good opportunity only to blow it? I have. I remember coming out of a job interview thinking, “I blew that one!” And, yes, I didn’t get the job. Going over it in my head, I should have answered a question differently. Well, you can drive yourself crazy with the “woulda, coulda, shouldas”. Before we look at the last chapter of the Gospel of John, let’s review Peter’s life since he met Jesus and then, how he “blew it”.

Peter and Jesus

Peter, the Humble Fisherman

Andrew, Peter’s brother, first saw Jesus when He was baptized by John the Baptist and he ran to tell his brother, that he found the Messiah. Jesus had been preaching in the area and word of his miracles, like turning water into wine, had spread.

In Luke 5, we learn that Peter, Andrew and his partners, John and James…