Peter called Jesus “Lord”, but did not understand why the Lord had come. Suffering and death were not in Peter’s job description for the Messiah. So, when Jesus proclaimed that He had come to die and rise again, Peter took Him aside and foolishly tried to correct Him. The Lord was abrupt with Peter and promptly put him in his place. The outcome will be the same for us if we try to rewrite Christ’s job description to suit our own theological desires. The Lord is still perfectly capable of writing it Himself. -- Friar Tuck’s Occasional Wisdom
Redeeming Our Trials
The Joseph of Genesis went from luxury and ease, to slavery and hardship almost overnight. However, he teaches us that the worst this world can dish out will often be used by God to accomplish His great purposes. Fear no evil when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death. God is with us. Trust in his sovereign plan. He may be sending you on ahead… positioning you so that, years from now, you can be of comfort and help to others in their time of great need. It may even be someone who has angered you and hurt you greatly. -- Friar Tuck’s Occasional Wisdom
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