Matthew 16:21-28 He Details His Mission Here

Jesus finally tells His disciples about His full mission here, including His death to pay for our sins.  Peter pulled Him aside and chastised Him for talking that way!  Suddenly Jesus was calling Peter "Satan" or "the adversary" when just moments before He was praising him for his faith and insight!  Peter had been thinking as men think, not as God thinks.

In my commentary, it says Jesus presented His disciples with two approaches to life:

1)  "Deny yourself, take up your cross, follow Christ, lose your life for His sake, forsake the world, keep Your soul, and share His reward and glory."

or

2)  "Live for yourself, ignore the cross, follow the world, save your life for your own sake, gain the world, lose your soul, and lose His reward and glory."

I've chosen option #1, Father.  Help those I love to do the same!  Remove Satan's deception from their eyes and their hearts so that they may see Your love for them!

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford