Turn on a Dime

On Sunday we looked at Matt. 16:13-23. We discovered that when Jesus asked the disciples who they thought he was, Peter got it right with help from God. He confessed that Jesus was "the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

However, when Jesus started talking about what He, as the Christ, was going to do (suffer, die and rise from the dead - Mt. 16:21), Peter rebuked Jesus.

Can you imagine this? Peter got things so right and seconds later he got them so wrong. What happened?

What happens when we try to figure out God's will for our lives through our finite, human understanding like Peter?

In verse 23 the Lord calls Peter "Satan." What did He mean by this? Did Peter become Satan?

What does this mean for us when we try to figure out God's will for our lives in our own understanding?

According to vv. 24,25, how does the Lord want us to approach life?

Are you holding onto life in any way? To what degree?

What about when God says "no" to you and your prayer requests?

Peter turned on a dime, so to speak. He had it right, and then just like that, he had it wrong. Why?

Have you ever "turned on a dime" and had it right and then all of a sudden had it wrong?

According to verse 25 what might you need to do right now if you are holding onto your understanding of a situation or circumstance in your life instead of yielding it to the Lord?