Have you ever lost your thought as you were speaking. Have you ever lost your focus. One of my favorite words to remind myself of this is to “Stay Focused on Jesus.” I think this is what happened to Peter when Jesus corrects him right after Peter announced that Jesus was the “Christ.” It is a stern reprimand and it did not make sense to Peter. However, Jesus’ accusation presents a profound message for us. We can easily see that Peter had the wrong perspective of God’s plan for Christ’s suffering and death. But we must also see how easily we can become an unwitting spokesperson for Satan. Has this ever happened to you. This is especially true when we lose “Focus” of God’s plan for us. This comes about when our focus is on our careers, our possessions, our security, the things of the world rather than upon sacrifice and service and the proclaiming of God’s message. When Peter’s focus shifted to his own desires and plans, Jesus rebuked him in order to get him back on track. May our focus always be on Jesus and His plans, that we may never experience a similar rebuke from our Lord … and may we never be Satan’s mouth piece.