When the Rooster Crows

  [416 words] Have you ever heard a rooster crow? Some of you with a little gray hair probably have. I would guess that some of our young people have not. A few years back, most of our grandparents or even our parents lived on a farm. If they had chickens, they also had a rooster or two. Roosters crow every morning about sunrise. Why? They let everyone know that a new day has arrived. In the first four books of the New Testament, each author records the betrayal of Jesus. In Luke 2:31, we are told about a rooster. It’s the only rooster mentioned in the Bible. Jesus tells Peter that he will hear this rooster crow very soon. Well, as we continue to read verses 54-62, we read that Peter did indeed hear the rooster crow. However, it was not a pleasant sound to Peter. Why? Because it…