" Jesus
answered and said unto him: "Blessed art thou, Simon Barjonas, for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in Heaven.
And I say also unto thee that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Then in verse 21 we read how Jesus began to tell His disciples of His
approaching death; and in verse 22 how Peter began to rebuke Him, saying,
"Be it far from Thee, Lord; this shall not be unto Thee." But Jesus turned
and said unto Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offense unto
me, for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of
men." Then said Jesus unto His disciples, "If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me."
We often hear about the compromise life and the question comes up What lies
at the root of it? What is the reason that so many Christians are wasting
their lives in the terrible bondage of the world instead of living in the
manifestation and the privilege and the glory of the child of God? And
another question perhaps comes to us: What can be the reason that when we
see a thing is wrong and strive against it we cannot conquer it? What can
be the reason that we have a hundred times prayed and vowed, yet here
we are still living a mingled, divided, half-hearted life? To those two
questions there is one answer: it is _self_ that is the root of the whole
trouble.
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