God's Point-of-View

For Wednesday, June 15, 2022:

Mark 8:31 TLB: “Jesus he began to tell the disciples about the terrible things he would suffer, and that he would be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the other Jewish leaders—and be killed, and that he would rise again three days afterwards.”

This seemed like bad news back then, and at first glance it seems like bad news nowadays. Jesus, their miracle worker and spiritual leader, would be persecuted and eventually killed, and he would be OK with that! He said he would rise three days later, but no one had ever seen anything like that before.

This was too much for Peter. “You shouldn’t say things like that,” he told Jesus, who replied, “Satan, get behind me! You are looking at this only from a human point of view and not from God’s.” And that’s the key. Peter was concerned with protecting Jesus, but God was concerned rescuing all of mankind from our sin-problem.

Remember, God’s desire is that none would perish, and that’s Good News!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406