Compassion in the Midst of Failure

“But Peter said, ‘Man, I do not know what you are saying!’ Immediately,
while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned
and looked at Peter.”
Luke 22:60-61 

As, the Lord’s children, He is not waiting for us to make one wrong move so He can punish us! In fact, when we do blow it, Jesus looks at us with eyes of mercy and compassion desiring to bring us back into right relationship with Him.

Remember when Peter denied Jesus after He was arrested? At the sound of the last crow, Peter realized he had blown it. He had denied Christ. But Peter saw Jesus in the corridor the Lord looked at him with eyes of compassion – knowing fully how horrible Peter felt.