16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you to the age–

26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

— John 14:16, 26

61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.

— Luke 22:61-62

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

— John 21:15

10 Create in me [David] a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

— Psalm 51:10-11

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

Regarding conviction, we know we can’t fix what we won’t face. We can’t be free from what we refuse to name. Conviction is heaven’s way of saying, “Don’t stay here.” That’s only the beginning because right after conviction the Holy Spirit does something miraculous — He comforts and He becomes our Counselor. The convicting Holy Spirit doesn’t just whisper truth into the darkness. He stands beside the convicted ones.

When Peter denied Jesus three times, the weight of that moment could’ve crushed him at the rooster’s crow. After the resurrection, Jesus didn’t avoid him. He sorted him out, not to rebuke, but to restore Peter. Jesus said to Peter, “Do you love me?”That’s the convicting voice of the Spirit to call him home. The Spirit convicted David through the prophet Nathan after his greatest moral failure with Bathsheba. The Spirit then empowered David that he composed Psalm 51 — a prayer soaked in both repentance and Hope.