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Luke 22:54-62

How are you following Christ in your walk of life? Following Him when all is going the way you want is not all that counts. Following Jesus counts a lot more during challenges; when you refuse to take a step away from Him. Peter walked with Jesus; ate with Him, prayed along with Him. When a great challenge came up in the course of PeterÕs following of Christ, it was a different story. Luke 22:54-55, ÒHaving arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priestÕs house. But Peter followed at a distance. Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them.Ó Are you keeping your distance from Him? Are you taking a seat among His opposition? Peter kept his distance when trouble caught up with Christ. In his distance he also gained comfort among the opposition by sitting among them. He did not just take a seat; it was a seat of comfort to warm himself up with fire. It is very easy to keep your distance from the Lord when challenges confront you. However, keeping distance will not ease your challenges. Keeping distance will convert you to become a denier of the Lord as your savior. Peter, in his distance, denied the Lord. Luke 22:56-57, ÒAnd a certain servant girl saw him as he sat by the fire looked intently at him and said, Ôthis man was with HimÕ But he denied Him, saying, woman I do not know.ÕÕÕ  Peter received warning he was going to deny Christ. You are also receiving a warning: keep close, or you will also deny Him.