May 21
Let’s Eat | When Influence Becomes a Stumbling Block
Today’s Verse of Providence is Matthew 16:23, and it brings us into one of the sharpest moments between Jesus and Peter. The scene is not merely about Peter being wrong. It is about what happens when influence, affection, and human reasoning become misaligned with the will of God. “Get behind me, Satan!” The Tension Peter had just confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.…
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