Who Is Jesus to You?

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” Luke 9:20 NIV

Jesus’ question was pivotal for the disciples, and Peter in particular. Not only did it change the whole trajectory of their ministry, but it also transformed Peter’s vision of the person with whom he kept company every day.

Jesus’ question is pivotal for each one of us as well. “There is a frantic, desperate, driving part of us that longs to answer that question with ‘prophet… teacher… wonderful, wise, and remarkable man.’ Those responses carry limited implications for ourselves. I can learn from a teacher. I can respect a prophet. I can admire a wise and wonderful man. I can take what he offers and integrate it into my own life as I see fit. But what if he is more? What if he is someone to whom I owe submission, to whom I must relinquish my own agenda? What if the correct answer to that question requires not just my mind but also my will?” Larry Huntsperger, The Fisherman

So the pressing question remains: Who do you say Jesus is? Your eternal destination hinges upon your answer!

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for revealing yourself to us. Thank you for coming to our world to change us, to save us, to be Lord of our lives. Be Lord of my mind, but also of my will. Amen.

Thought: “When the fullness of time had come and the period foreordained by God was ended, this great Messiah, so promised and awaited, came. He was perfect and accomplished all that was necessary to redeem and save us.” – John Calvin