Who do YOU Say He is....

Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”

 So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

 Mark 7:27-30

Who do you say Jesus is? 

To me, He is my Everything. I've asked myself several times recently who Jesus is to me. Is He my Defender? Is He Worthy? And what The Holy Spirit showed me was Jesus is my Everything.

I think there comes a time in all our lives when we have to ask who Jesus is to us? Who do WE say He is? Who is He to us personally? Is He Jesus in our lives or just our parents lives? Do we think He is our Lord and Savior just because we grew up in a Christian home and went to Church on Sundays and Youth Group on Wednesdays?

I grew up in a Christian home, I was taught the word of God everyday.  But I didn't invest in Jesus personally like I should. Sure I got saved and had times when I was in love with Jesus but it was fleeting (it can't be fleeting ya'll, it has to be true, consistent, steadfast, and always). It wasn't until I was sixteen and was hit with a situation I couldn't handle on my own that I got serious about seeking God for myself. About knowing who He was to me.

And you know, Jesus presented the question of who He was to His disciples too (read the passage above). Jesus had caused quite the stir when He started His ministry. He was healing people and doing things NO ONE had done before. And there was a lot of talk about Him. Some thought He was prophets that had been before, some wonder if He was the Messiah. And His disciples had heard this talk...and Jesus posed the question to them, who did they say He was. 
He first asked who others said He was? And then He asked who they said He was... He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” 

And Peter's answer was this, "You are the Christ." 

We can't always just take the word of others, we have to seek Jesus for ourselves. 

And what a glorious thing, when we seek Him and search for Him with our whole hearts (Jeremiah 29:13)! When we see His heart and see how much He loves us. When we see how He calms fears and tell us not to be afraid, when we see His divine promises for us. When we see what He's done for so many other people....

When we seek Him, Jesus, and we'll see, He is Who He says He Is... Our Savior, our Redeemer....

Amen.