Questions

Published by "Devozine" March/April 2017
"Who Do You Say I Am" Theme

Matthew 16:15-16: 
"But what about you," He asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God."

When Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say I am?" their answers revealed the deepest convictions of their hearts. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God," Peter answered.

The question Jesus asked His disciples is the same question He asks each of us. It is also a question He invites us to ask back to Him.

When we are ridiculed, belittled, or don't fit in, we can ask, "Jesus, who do you say I am?" When we are discouraged with ourselves and our circumstances, we can ask, "Jesus, who do you say I am?" When we struggle with shame or stigma from addictions, mental illness, or mistakes that have gone public, we can ask, "Jesus, who do you say I am?"

When Jesus asks, "Who do you say I am?" He invites us into a conversation, in which we may ask the same question of Him and know who Jesus says we are, no matter what the world might think.

Dear Lord, speak to us through our confusion and help us to understand more deeply who you are. Reach through our doubt and insecurity so that we can hear and remember who you say we are. Amen.