by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me…For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.’ ” It’s all about desire. One of the hallmarks of a true disciple is...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:23 “But He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me…’ ” In this pilgrim journey, there are only friends and foes; no middle ground. There is only one fixed and precise point of reference, and that is God. He who walks...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:23 “But He turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.’” Satan does not usually come with the open darkness we associate with him. Satan’s best and...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 31, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:22 “Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, ‘Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!’ ” Peter meant well. Peter was not trying to be rude or disrespectful, neither was he intentionally trying to block the will of God...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Reflections From Matthew
Matthew 16:20 “Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.” Self-promotion is an ugly and wicked thing. It is an ungodly thing to seek to use your spiritual gifts or spiritual leverage to make you famous or known....
