Sometimes I Act Like Peter
Sometimes I Act Like Peter, but usually not in a good way.
Not in the way Peter acted when he had a revelation of who Jesus was, when He said you are the Christ and Jesus goes on to say how on this revelation the church will be built.
No sometimes I act like Peter in vs 22 and 23.
Peter basically takes Jesus aside and rebukes Him within hearing of the other disciples, telling Jesus that if he (Peter) could help it this would never happen. Of course Jesus had been talking about His sufferings and rejections in Jerusalem, how He would have to die but would be raised up after three days.
How quickly Peter the Rock turned to the mouth piece of the devil.
Jesus tells Peter to "Get behind me Satan " or basically ,"Hey man, you are a stumbling block in my way to the cross".
You are mindful and caught up with human views of setting up the MEssiahs Kingdom, quite contrary to those of God.
WOW - how often do I do the same thing ?
How often do I whine to God "But that's not the way I had planned it"
Even today as I looked at the weather and it looked like it might rain on Saturday when my outreach is scheduled, but that's not the way I had planned it.
Here's something to ponder for a while. We all mess up, we say things we shouldn't say, we do things we shouldn't do. The real test is how do we respond when God brings us face to face with our mistakes.
In the text Peter's plan doesn't line up with Jesus' plan. Thats not entirely unusual, most of our plans don't always line up with the plans of God.
So what can I do in order to get my plans to line up with Gods:
1. Remember Gods plans don't always make sense. Peter thought the establishing of the Messiahs Kingdom was going to be a physical thing and would be the ruin of the Roman empire. Jesus planned to do it in a different way, which didn't make sense to Peter.
2. Learn how to respond when God's plan is different to yours. Isn't it amazing how Peter develops some rebellion and tries to scold Jesus his very Savior, just because Pete's plans are different. We often do the same thing, we refuse over and over to submit to God's will, just because His plan is different to how we envisioned it.
3. Be willing to rebuke and receive rebuke. Jesus gave Peter the strongest, harshest rebuke in all of scripture. He said "Get behind me Satan" wow that is about as anti-God as possible. We see Peter tempting Christ with the very same temptation that Satan offered Jesus after His fasting, and just before His public ministry began.
He offered the crown without having to take the cross. Peter was more interested in Jesus' comfort than His plan.
Sometimes we need to rebuke one another and it really is the most loving thing you can do to help steer someone back towards God's plan; however, at the same time be on the guard for temptation veiled as an expression of love.
Inspired by a message from David Taylor of Living Word Baptist Church Tennessee
Not in the way Peter acted when he had a revelation of who Jesus was, when He said you are the Christ and Jesus goes on to say how on this revelation the church will be built.
No sometimes I act like Peter in vs 22 and 23.
Peter basically takes Jesus aside and rebukes Him within hearing of the other disciples, telling Jesus that if he (Peter) could help it this would never happen. Of course Jesus had been talking about His sufferings and rejections in Jerusalem, how He would have to die but would be raised up after three days.
How quickly Peter the Rock turned to the mouth piece of the devil.
Jesus tells Peter to "Get behind me Satan " or basically ,"Hey man, you are a stumbling block in my way to the cross".
You are mindful and caught up with human views of setting up the MEssiahs Kingdom, quite contrary to those of God.
WOW - how often do I do the same thing ?
How often do I whine to God "But that's not the way I had planned it"
Even today as I looked at the weather and it looked like it might rain on Saturday when my outreach is scheduled, but that's not the way I had planned it.
Here's something to ponder for a while. We all mess up, we say things we shouldn't say, we do things we shouldn't do. The real test is how do we respond when God brings us face to face with our mistakes.
In the text Peter's plan doesn't line up with Jesus' plan. Thats not entirely unusual, most of our plans don't always line up with the plans of God.
So what can I do in order to get my plans to line up with Gods:
1. Remember Gods plans don't always make sense. Peter thought the establishing of the Messiahs Kingdom was going to be a physical thing and would be the ruin of the Roman empire. Jesus planned to do it in a different way, which didn't make sense to Peter.
2. Learn how to respond when God's plan is different to yours. Isn't it amazing how Peter develops some rebellion and tries to scold Jesus his very Savior, just because Pete's plans are different. We often do the same thing, we refuse over and over to submit to God's will, just because His plan is different to how we envisioned it.
3. Be willing to rebuke and receive rebuke. Jesus gave Peter the strongest, harshest rebuke in all of scripture. He said "Get behind me Satan" wow that is about as anti-God as possible. We see Peter tempting Christ with the very same temptation that Satan offered Jesus after His fasting, and just before His public ministry began.
He offered the crown without having to take the cross. Peter was more interested in Jesus' comfort than His plan.
Sometimes we need to rebuke one another and it really is the most loving thing you can do to help steer someone back towards God's plan; however, at the same time be on the guard for temptation veiled as an expression of love.
Inspired by a message from David Taylor of Living Word Baptist Church Tennessee
