“Who Do You Say I Am?”
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea
Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
They
replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one
of the prophets.”
“But
what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter
answered, “You are the Messiah.”
Jesus
warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many
things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the
law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke
plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
But
when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind
me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely
human concerns.”
March 8:27-33
When
we read the Gospels, each one of us will probably identify with someone in the
Bible. God did that on purpose.
One
thing we must always keep in mind is that we think in human terms on this
earth. God thinks on cosmic terms.
When
people ask who you think Jesus is, you should tell them, in your own words.
Glorify God.
A Christian is an ambassador who speaks for the King of Kings.
Our Daily Bread –