Do you get it now?

Mark 8: 27 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

The crowds had been building and building. Jesus had been performing miracle after miracle. What were they really learning following after Jesus? This chapter begins with Jesus feeding the 4000 at a time after feeding the 5000.  Later on, the disciples are squabbling about who forgot the food.  The Pharisees keep on asking for signs, which were never enough because of the hardness of their hearts.  Finally, Jesus presses the point with the disciples: Who do you say that I am? All of the signs were meant merely to make it perfectly clear that He was the Christ, the Son of God, who was to be trusted, not challenged; obeyed, not ignored.  The chapter ends with another test, as Jesus shares with them His upcoming passion: He was going to die. When Peter heard this - the same one who had made this great statement of faith - he rebuked Jesus; he challenged His plan.  Jesus reacted strongly to this: "Get on board or get out of the way."  As much as Peter's words showed he "got it," his reactions showed he still had a way to go. How about us? Do you get it now?