Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.” (Matthew 16:23 NLT)
Past, present and imminent circumstances often tempt us to doubt and default back to our human understanding. And our human understanding will get us off of Mission.
Peter's mind must have been racing and he couldn't bear the thought of Christ's death because, from his perspective, Christ's death would mean the end.
How different was Peter's point of view from God's. Christ's Death and Resurrection was only the end of the grip of sin, death, hell and the grave in our lives. His death brought LIFE!
When our circumstances leave us scrambling to make sense of it all, we would be wise to remember Christ's words and trust in God's will, power and faithfulness.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take." (Proverbs 3:5, 6 NLT)
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