Once when Jesus declared that he would have to go to Jerusalem to suffer many things of the chief priests and elders and then be crucified, Peter flatly contradicted him — “Not so, Lord.” To Peter’s rebuking, Jesus responded saying: “Get behind Me Satan” (Matthew 16:21-23).Jesus’ seemingly judgmental response would certainly be out of order in today’s culture. After all, Peter appeared to be concerned about Jesus’ well being, therefore, should not Jesus have been a little more considerate of Peter’s good intentions?
Earlier, Satan had vainly attempted to get Jesus to forsake his sacrificial death (Matthew 4:1-11). However, the truth of the matter was that Satan was behind the seemingly innocent rebuke of Peter. Jesus saw that it was Satan who was working through a beloved friend to tempt him. And even though Peter seemingly had the noblest of motives, he was really aiding Satan.
This is a lesson for us today as the Lord’s followers:
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—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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