But
Who Do You Say
I
Am?
Peter
Replied, “You Are The Messiah.”
Scripture
Mark
8
27 Jesus
and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near
Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who
do people say I am?”
28 “Well,”
they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and
others say you are one of the other prophets.”
Peter
replied, “You are the Messiah.
Observation
Who
is Jesus to you? Who is Jesus?
The
Jewish nation waited on the Messiah to come and deliver them from
their Roman oppression. When Jesus came and began His ministry many
believed in Him as the Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed One, the
Chosen One, but many rejected Him. They looked for a different kind
of deliverer.
Jesus
of Nazareth was and is the prophesied Messiah.
All
through the New Testament, we see proof that Jesus is the Chosen One:
“These [miracles] are written that you may believe that Jesus is
the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life
in his name” John 20:31
Our
battle today is between to kingdoms: The kingdom of self and the
Kingdom of God. Jesus came to save you and me from our biggest enemy
– me, myself, and I!
Romans
7
24 Oh,
what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is
dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank
God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. ...
Matthew
6:33
But
seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these
things will be provided for you.
John
3:16
16 For
God so loved the
world that he gave his
one and only Son, that
whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Matthew
6
Application
I
will focus and think more on the Kingdom of God than the little
kingdom of me, myself, and I. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that You have called us to a Kingdom that has no
limits. Your Kingdom has resources that never run out and has
unlimited power. I know that followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are
the most powerful people on this planet because we have You living in
us. Help us to be powerful and effective today in all that we do.
Guide me and direct me today. Show me what You want me to do. Put me
in the path of someone today who needs to hear about You or who needs
to be encouraged. You are the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. No
One is mighty like You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Numbers 28,29; Mark 8
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