Devotional 3-5-08

Who Do You Say I Am?

It’s easy to think you have someone figured out because you send several hours in a class or work with them on a regular basis. But as you get to know them outside that class or work, you see a different person.

So many people thought that they had Jesus figured out. Some thought Jesus to be a radical preacher, like John the Baptist. Others considered him to be a sincere religious leader like Elijah. Still others considered him to be a great prophet like Jeremiah.

All those answers contained a little truth but did not come close to Jesus’ true identity. When Peter said the he was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God, he gave the right answer even though he did not completely understand what he was saying. He still had preconceived ideas about the Messiah.

Be watchful about your own perceptions of Jesus. Be careful not to confine Jesus to a certain role in your life because of your limited understanding.

Seek Jesus more and more, until you truly know him.

Matthew 16: 13 – 20

Amy Inghram