the crown only comes after the cross

Matthew Henry comments,"there is a proneness in good men to expect the crown without the cross". He said that about this text, "Mat 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias". R.C. Sproul says "Peter is ready to celebrate the fullness of the messianic age". he had missed the whole picture. in fact most everyone thought Christ would be setting up the kingdom right away. they where looking for a king, not a lamb, and certainly not a sacrifice. we as a fallin people often see what we want, we expect certain things in certain ways according to our own desires. the problem with this is that when God steps in and reveals to us His way, the right way, we have a hard time excepting it, and an even harder time understanding it. somethings we never understand. but none the less God still comes in his grace and mercy to correct his lost sheep. to pull us back and right us on the straight and narrow way. when we trust in our own understanding and refuse to be open to the leading of spiritual men, and the Spirit of God, we do ourselves a huge disservice. not to mention we miss our chance to be used by God. let's not forget, God ordains that men be his mouth piece here on earth. but if we don't understand the message what good are we.