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.” Matt. 16: 23 NIV
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Matt 16: 23 KJV
Jesus turned on Peter and said, “Get away from me, you Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are thinking merely from a human point of view, and not from God’s.” Matt 16:23 NLB
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1 & 2 KJV
We have all had excruciating moments
when someone said something blackened
sharpened, and slanderous that cut us to the
core because of the surprising and unexpected
source. These are the painful moments where
we must say, “Get thee behind me Satan!”
as we choose to lean into the beauty, glory,
mercy, grace, & love filled personage of our Triune
God. Then as children of the Heavenly King of Kings and
Lord of Lords we therefore choose to joyfully, victoriously obediently
reflect Him back because of His ceaseless, lavish and undeserved grace towards us.
For our Triune God never disappoints or devastates
but is always for us not against us. And while these
moments are painful, we can rejoice if it brings
us closer to our precious Savior and Lord.
And while these moments are painful,
we can indeed rejoice if it brings us
closer to our precious Savior and Lord.
For this is when we like the Palmist David
must say over and over and over again to ourselves,
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation
comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my
salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. ‘
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation
comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my
salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. ‘
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation
comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my
salvation; He is my fortress, I will never be shaken. ‘
Amen ,Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen and Amen!
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