As Jesus was being arrested, Peter drew his sword and cut the right ear of Malchus (John 18:10). What was he thinking? There were hundreds of soldiers with swords and clubs. What was he going to do, take them all out? What was his plan? More importantly, where was his self-control? He saw an obstacle. See until now he had been with Jesus doing all these great things. Peter knew Jesus was the Savior of the world he just didn't understand the way it had to happen.
Peter was one of those guys who liked to take control of a situation. That is natural of a leader. It's easy for a leader that lacks in self-control to become impatient with people who don't express a vision or who underperform. Jesus taught Peter another quality of a leader by example. Later, Peter would write 1Peter 2:21-23 which teaches us self-control is a quality a leader must practice. Who better to teach us than the best leader of all time with more followers than any other.
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