“When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, … whom say ye that I am?”
They had seen empty nets filled, storms at sea calmed, loaves multiplied, and the dead raised. When Peter answered, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Jesus responded, “Blessed art thou, Simon … : … flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”
That day must have felt like a best day. The Spirit confirmed an eternal truth, and Peter courageously bore testimony of it.
But only three verses later, a shift occurred. As Jesus began to speak of His coming death, Peter rebuked Him, saying, “This shall not be.”
“Get thee behind me, Satan,” was the Savior’s immediate response.
Peter had good intentions—he didn’t want the Savior to die—but he misunderstood God’s plan for His Son. Peter’s story went from best day to worst day in a matter of three verses.
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