Jesus is calling us to a deeper knowledge of him... Her is speaking to us through his word. He is saying who do you say I am?
Who is this Jesus?
Matthew 16:13-20
“Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
(Bible Gateway: NIV)
Who is Jesus? He was a lamb slain before the foundation of the earth. He was already, before Adam. I am and continue to be amazed with the way that God thinks and his mind. As David say’s in Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too lofty for me to attain. I can not begin to understand all the wisdom that he has. Amazing is he. I know he loved us so much and when we start to grasp who and why he is and was, God reveals Jesus more and more. Jesus is the son of God to me in goes so much deeper because he is my savior my Rock everything that I am. Grundy say’s That Mathew’s reoccurring stress on Jesus’s fulfillment of the old Testament law and messianic prophecy as well as tracing his history back to Abraham was to fulfill prophecy. Jesus was the word made flesh. So God spoke the word it was written down the Jesus came to complete it.
What do men Think of me? Men are still saying the same (Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”) Maybe they aren’t saying Elijah or John the baptist . However; some say he is a prophet. Some confess Jesus as the Son of God others believe different following false doctrines.
Then he goes on to say” Who do you say that I am?” This is one of the most revealing scriptures in the New Testament. This show’s me that it is God’s responsibility to reveal the son to us. When I read this a couple of years ago it spoke so clear to me. I thought there were different ways to come to the revelation of who Christ was. Reading extensively trying to know his heart, doing works. You know that Judas walked with Jesus and I have heard it said that he didn't have the true revelation of who Jesus was and if he did his heart would have been changed. I have also heard it said that Judas thought that Jesus was going to stop them because of who he was. I know that since it has been revealed to me I will never be the same. There could not have been a true revelation of Christ other wise it would have changed the course of history. He could not have gained this revelation because he was supposed to do what he had done. So that that which was written would come to pass.
Jesus goes on to say that Peter could not have known this on his own but the father hath revealed it to him. I believe that we have to have the eyes of our heart enlightened and there are many things we don’t understand but God reveals as we can handle.
CCurry.
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