October 17 2006 - Day 16
Mark 8:31-33
Passage: In this passage we find Jesus revealing more about Himself and His purpose on earth. He tells the disciples that He will have to suffer many things from the Jewish elders and rulers, even death itself. The passage says, “he said this plainly.” Just like his usual self, Peter crosses a boundary he shouldn’t have. He tells Jesus to stop talking so crazy. “This cannot be if you are the Christ!” he must have said. But Jesus with much force rebukes Peter saying, “Get behind me Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Application: Surely when Jesus called Peter “Satan,” he did not mean that Peter was literally Satan. So what did He mean? Jesus meant that Peter was like Satan because he was thinking like Satan. Jesus quickly tells Peter what he did wrong. He was thinking about worldly things and not godly things. Peter had different plans for Jesus than Jesus did. I think the greatest thing I can take from this passage is the fact that God considers my thoughts as part of who I am and will hold me accountable for all my thoughts. He doesn’t just judge my actions but also my thoughts. Too often my thoughts are on this world and not on God. I pray that God will daily keep my thoughts from venturing into lust, covetousness, greed, and hate. In turn I pray that God would set my mind on the God Himself, the Bible, prayer, and love for people. I thank God that Jesus did come to die and rise from the dead so that all the wrath that I deserve for my wicked thoughts could be forgiven. Oh the peace!
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