PETER/He Was Loyal in the Face of Tests - Loyal When Corrected

 Not long after that busy time, Jesus led his apostles and some disciples on a long trek northward. The snowcapped peak of Mount Hermon, at the northernmost limit of the Promised Land, was at times visible even from the blue waters of the Sea of Galilee. Gradually, that mountain loomed higher as the group approached, following the rising terrain up to  the villages near Caesarea Philippi.  In this lovely setting, with a perspective over much of the Promised Land to the south, Jesus asked his followers an important question.

"Who are the crowds saying that I am?"  He wanted to  know. We can just imagine Peter looking into Jesus' eyes, sensing again his Master's kindness, and his powerful, clear intelligence.  Jesus was interested in the conclusions his audiences were drawing from what they saw and heard.  Jesus' disciples answered the question, repeating some of the popular misconceptions surround Jesus' identity.  But Jesus wanted to know more. Were his closest followers making the same mistakes? "You, though, who do say I am?" he asked. - LUKE 19:18, 20. 

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