Scripture: Luke 22:49-51
When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them [Peter] struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
Observation:
These verses are taking place when Jesus was getting arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane. The disciples who were with him obviously didn’t want Jesus to get arrested. In his anger, how did Peter react to the situation?
He cut of the servant’s ear! Ouch!!
How did Jesus react to Peter’s reaction?
He healed the servant’s ear and then basically told the disciples to chill. Jesus knew that lashing out in anger against the guards and the servant was not the way to go.
Application:
Even though a situation may be really tough and make us really mad, we shouldn’t lash out and sin in our anger. Can you think of times where you’ve just “exploded”?
Did exploding make the situation better or worse?
Prayer:
When you get angry stop and listen to God—he knows how to act better than we do. Make sure you spend time reading your Bible—God gives us lots of instructions on how to act in all situations.
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1 comment:
I like this one. From experience, explosions don't help.
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