What is Your Answer?

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

May 13, 2025

What is Your Answer?

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Matthew 16:15 

Jesus and his disciples were in the region of Caesarea Philippi, where, as the name implies, there were many statues and memorials to the various Roman gods. Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am? The disciples proffered several answers, then Jesus asked the question: “But who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (16:16)

Jesus replied to Peter, “You are blessed Peter because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.” (16:17)

Peter’s answer, and Jesus’ reply give me an insight for my quest to live the Christ life and to stay in the grace for today. First, in my life as a disciple of Jesus, I too must answer Jesus’ question, “But who do you say I am?” While many answers might be correct, the one answer Jesus seeks is: "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Secondly, Jesus’ reply to Peter affirms that we are not left to our own devices to sort out the truth of God. Just as God, through revelation knowledge, revealed to Peter the truth of Jesus, so also will our heavenly Father affirm Jesus as Messiah to us.

My Takeaway: “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.” (Romans 8:16) This same Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Thanks be to God.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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