Who Is Jesus For Me?

 Luke 9: 18-22

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah

¹⁸ Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

¹⁹ They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

²⁰ “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”

Jesus Predicts His Death

²¹ Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. ²² And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Wouldn't we like to be on board with Peter and declare without hesitation that Jesus is our Messiah?  We might be able to say it with him, but does it show in our actions, our prayer life, our service to others?  And, are we ready and willing to take up our cross along with Jesus? Again, we could answer with a resounding YES...until the cross actually comes and we find ourselves begging for its removal. As the old saying goes, "words are cheap but living them is costly."  To use another cliche, but a good one, may we put our money where our mouth is.

Bro. Rene