OCU C)NP D Week 01 Devotion
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MATTHEW 16 – WHO IS HE?
When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying “Who do you say that I, the Son of Man, am?” Matthew 16:13
The question posed by the Lord Jesus to His disciples, may at first, appear to be trivial. But it’s not. It’s one of the most critical questions that they will have to address in their lives. Jesus asked, “Who do you say, the Son of man is?
After Jesus questions the disciples, they speedily begin to echo the circulating rumors, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”Jesus was already aware of what others were speculating concerning his person. But Jesus wasn’t interested in what others were saying; He was interested as to what His disciples believed. Jesus responded, “But who do YOU say that I am?”
The response to this question has eternal ramifications. It dictates whether you have peace or chaos, spiritual security or emotional instability, happiness or depression, eternal life or eternal death.
CHALLENGE
Later in Matthew 16, Simon Peter responded wisely to Jesus’s question, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Although Simon Peter knew that Jesus was the Son of God, the real question was what was he going to do about it? Jesus asks, “who do YOU say that I am?”
My friend, who is Jesus to you? And what are you going to do about it? Will you make Him Lord? Will you like Peter, follow Him? Will you pray and study so that you may learn more about your creator, who loves you and has great interest in your person?
Jesus is waiting to hear from you; after all, He has been for a long time.
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To me, Jesus is everything. He has opened my eyes and shown me that i am nothing without Him, and that i need Him. Without Him, I felt lost, no sense of direction when it came to what i wanted to do in life and no purpose. Now that He as found me, i am filled with joy knowing that everything will be ok. I pray to Him every single day and rejoice knowing that we will soon all be reunited with Him and have ease. Once i came to Him fully, I found that everything in this world is nothing and could bring fulfillment other than Him. To see that everyone here has Him in their lives, fills me with absolute joy knowing that we all wait for His arrival.
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What Jesus asks is such a personal and necessary question that we all have to address in our lives. Thankfully, it is not related to what others say or even think about Him. It is related to what we say and believe that Jesus is. For me, Jesus is so much; He is my Savior, Friend, Redeemer, and more. It is hard to describe Jesus because He is so big that words cannot really sum up everything about Him. He loves us so much that He came to earth to save us, and just knowing that is amazing. Because of who He is and what He has done for us, we can be in a relationship with Him and be saved and set free. From this, we feel led to worship and serve Him, and even when we fall short, He is gracious enough to help us serve Him as we ask for His help to do so. He is with us every step of the way, and that is amazing.
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