Thursday, August 13, 2009
Matthew 16:13-18
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (ESV)
by Irene Saunders
When my sister or brother and I would get into trouble or fights, one of us would complain to Mama, “He started it, or she started it.” Mama would say, “Then you end it.” It is easy to blame someone else. In the Garden of Eden, Adam blamed Eve. Eve then blamed the serpent. Both Adam and Eve sinned. They were both wrong. To be forgiven for our sins, we need to realize and confess them and then ask for forgiveness. Putting the blame on someone else complicates the sin and keeps us from being forgiven and released from the grip of sin.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
