Who Do I Say Jesus Is?

Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ¹⁹ They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.” ²⁰ He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Messiah of God.”

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

²¹ He sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone, ²² saying, “The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” 

"Who do you say I am?" a question we might ask ourselves daily.  Is he a friend, God, our help, our healer, our challenger, our savior,  a real person or simply a figure on the pages of the Four Gospels?  Each new day is an opportunity to come to know Jesus though reflective prayer, through our interaction with others, through the Scriptures.  We do not see him physically, but he is with us all the time; it is we who are blind and deaf to him.  We might begin our day with this scene, placing ourselves in the shoes of Peter, hearing the question and giving an honest response.  It certainly would be a sign of a good relationship if we gave the same answser as he and meant it!

Bro. Rene