Mark 8:31—9:1
Great Trust
“But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter.
‘Get behind me, Satan!’ he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.’” Mark 8:33
Peter did not want his friend to suffer. We too are guilty of choosing the path of least resistance. And who has not argued over the frightening reality before them? So why the Satan comment?
But what Jesus is saying to Peter is … this is the Way. We all know the way forward is not always the easy way, Jesus expressed this truth often.
Jesus very directly points out – God’s plan is not the problem – where we find ourselves aligned is the problem. Is it human justice or God’s justice we seek? Get behind me Satan, seems to say … you are getting it all wrong.
To live in a world of unfathomable sorrow and strife where you are called to follow in something you can’t see and can’t always feel takes a great trust.
It takes a trust that believes in what the Savior says – that there is something more than what we see before us and to hold on to that no matter what. Peter got there eventually and we will (however faltering, like Peter) get there too - Trust.
Help us Lord to trust in your Son who is just and good. We will never figure it all out so may we rest in the fact that our Savior has done so for us. Amen.
Leigh Sackett
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