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Surrender to Jesus
After eliciting a confession from Peter of whom he thought Jesus was, Jesus set forth the terms of discipleship. It was a free gift that would cost you everything. Self-denial and radical abandon are what it costs to follow Jesus. This stands in stark contrast to Herod and the crowd. Herod longed to be entertained by Jesus, and the crowd wanted a mighty servant. Their desires betrayed their own misunderstanding of who Jesus was. In Matthew’s account of the confession, Jesus…