But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”(Matthew 16:23 NKJV)
I don't know how many of us can identify with what Peter just said, I know I can!! Many a times we react not mindful of the things of God but from an emotional perspective, from a personal relationship perspective. Although it was god's plan that His son be sent to earth and be a sacrifice to Peter it meant loosing His teacher, friend and guide. He didn't want the difficult thing to happen to His teacher. It was after that Jesus says “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” We have to constantly deny ourselves our thoughts, interests, our acquired sense of right and wrong instead FOLLOW Christ, pursue Him alone to find out life in Him!
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