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And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, 
"Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."
Mark 8:32-33 ESV
Peter will have some explaining to do to the rest of the disciples! 
"Peter! What on earth did you say to Jesus to annoy him like that?"
Jesus was annoyed. 
Really annoyed.
What's he annoyed about?
Where Peter's mind is set.
His mind, (& the word hear includes the actions that come from our thinking) was in the wrong place. 
The things of man v the things of God.
What did Peter (& what do I) hear when Jesus talked of suffering
Rejection
Death
And Resurrection
And what did he miss?
My guess is that Peter got caught up in how Jesus death was going to affect him, and missed the Big Story.
That this is a Love Story.
God's love for us brought Jesus to earth, to live, and die in our stead.
Love that took him to the cross.
Love for all people, for all time. 
If you can, join together with God's people wherever you are today, and ask Him to reset your mind on Him, on the things of God.
#setyourmind
#loveGod
#lovepeople

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