Do you get the feeling the disciples don’t get it? Does that help or hurt your feelings towards your faith?

Jesus is patient with them, but here they are starting to run out of time! Even though we are just over halfway in Matthew, this chapter takes place near the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry.

He then is confirmed to be the Christ by Peter. Peter then misunderstands what that means and gets called the devil. It is possible that the devil was speaking to Him, but we may never fully know. We do know that Jesus is serious about disciple-making.

He wants us to deny ourselves, take up the cross and follow Him. If we do this, our hearts are right. Our words will come out and match what is in our heart. Does this define our walk with Jesus?

This is more than a Sunday service kind of love. This is an all-in, no matter what, asking tough questions kind of love. Is that you?