Jesus predicted His suffering, death, and resurrection. Peter refused to listen to Him and in an
instant became an adversary instead of a close friend and disciple. So much so that Jesus said to him, “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” (Matt 16.23). Satan tempted Jesus to become Messiah without
suffering or dying. Peter was suggesting
the same. Jesus teaches us that the best
way to handle satanic influence is to resist it – “Get behind Me”. We can resist Satan and the world’s
influence. We have the freedom to do
so. These things will flee from us when
we turn our backs on them. Then a whole
new panacea will open before us. Let’s
be mindful of the things of God.
