[When we deny the Lord, our backsliding is complete; unless we repent,
the only thing left is to one day face the Lord, where we will fully
realize the error of our ways!
For Peter, he fully realized his sin when the Lord turned and looked at
him there in the courtyard (cf. Lk 22:60-62). Imagine the feeling in
Peter's heart as those eyes of His Savior pierced his soul! Like
Judas, Peter wept bitterly over his sin.
Unlike Judas, Peter had "godly sorrow" that results in true repentance
(cf. 2Co 7:10-11). And years later, we find Peter writing the sort
of things that would prevent us from making the same mistake he did...]