Peter’s conundrum

As I pondered upon how Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man;” (MATTHEW 16:23, NIV), I noted how a disciple like Peter could ever received a harsher rebuke from Jesus, just like the time when Satan set traps for Jesus in the desert at the start of His public ministry. And, he tempted Jesus to take power by the wrong path (LUKE 4:13, NIV).

As such, today’s meditation has prompted me to mind the things of God than the things of men, as the apostle Paul said, “The mind set on the things of men is hostile towards God” (ROMANS 8:7, NIV). 

Hence, I determine to be a disciple who is rooted in Christ’s Word and taught by His Spirit, renewing my mind, and discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God in my life (ROMANS 12:2, NIV). And, upon this personal prayer, I also pray for my fellow believers for them to return to the Word of God, and being taught by His Spirit, renewing their mind, and discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God in their lives too, as I did my meditation today;

May we rightly represent Christ in thought, word, and deed – in private and in public, online and offline!

(Written by Jeremy Koh, 11th July 2019)

Profile Background:

Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987-1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills. Jeremy has worked in ServeHope Pte Ltd – Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant for 5 years (March 2008 – August 2013). And, Jeremy did a research work for the keyguard at (these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch). He was Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017). Jeremy worked as GB Connector in GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd (October 2018 to December 2019). Today, he continues to be in GB Youth Organizing Team/as a GB Youth Facilitator in YouthCorps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster in YCS, and a Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Story for LIFE that serves the Special Needs Community at-large in society today.

Prayer Response to this featured article:
Jesus, deliver us from deception that we’ll never play into the enemy’s hand and oppose your purpose in Singapore.