Tough Teacher
Mark 8:31-33 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
WHEN Peter comes to Jesus to passionately rebuke Jesus for saying he must die, Jesus calls Peter, “Satan.” How can the tender, merciful and loving Lord Jesus respond so harshly to the disciple who desired to protect him?
God has chosen Peter for a magnificent work in the Kingdom of God. (Matthew 16:18) “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell will not overcome it.”
Peter, Hell itself will strive against you to stop your appointed mission on earth. Hell is influencing you to try to stop Jesus’ mission to the cross. Do not let Hell prevail, Peter. Call on the Lord.
Please, Peter, look past the part about Jesus dying and look to the part of his promise to “after three days rise again”. Take your eyes from your worldly limitations and look to the power of Jesus to overcome Hell.
Jesus needed to be tough on you that day, Peter, to awaken you to the powerful Hellish forces against you. He needed you to claim for the rest of your life the most powerful Heavenly forces for your earthly ministry.
Pause and consider: call on Heavne’s power to turn away Hell.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment