A man trying to protect God! Will we choose to trust God? Let’s only
take action by faith and trust rather than out of fear, anger or pride.
To meditate/pray upon
John 18:10 ‘Then Simon Peter, who had a
sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear.
(The servant’s name was Malchus.)’
Matthew 16:21-23 ‘From that time on Jesus began to explain to his
disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of
the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be
killed and on the third day be raised to life. Peter took him aside and began
to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!” Jesus
turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to
me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”’
Peter does not trust in Jesus’ control of the situation.
In the heat of the moment he forgets all that Jesus has said currently
(the cup is reference to the cross) and previously about His death and so chooses
to try and control things himself.
Peter had failed to listen and learn from Jesus; he had been rebuked by
Jesus on a previous occasion when Peter had tried to keep Jesus from going to
the cross, saying,
“Get behind me,
Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of
God, but merely human concerns.”’
Even seemingly good intentions can actually be demonic in origin when
they distort the gospel and the truth of scripture. Many ‘good’ people seek to
protect the image of Jesus by saying that everyone goes to heaven regardless of
their faith; all sexual preferences are fine – why would a loving God mind! You
don’t need to seek to be holy, give generously, honour marriage, discipline our
children… Whatever we do, we must not undermine the gospel and the clear
teaching of scripture in order to protect Jesus!
A man trying to protect God! Will we choose to trust God? Let’s only
take action by faith and trust rather than out of fear, anger or pride.
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