Who Do You Display?
“But you—who do you say that I am?” Jesus asked. Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!” Jesus replied, “You are favored and privileged Simeon, son of Jonah! For you didn’t discover this on your own, but my Father in heaven has supernaturally revealed it to you. I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this rock will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of death will not be able to overpower it! I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.” Matthew 16
Peter was mouthy, quick to anger, ready to fight and overconfident in himself at times but something about his love for Jesus caused him to receive a whisper from Abba. Jesus asked them all a question. Who do you say I am?
Up to this point Jesus had never told them exactly who He was. So why would He ask this question? This was an opportunity for the disciples to examine their own thoughts and the posture of their heart about who He was to them. Jesus was pointing out; it doesn’t really matter what they say. It matters how you see Me. He is asking us the same question today.
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM? I want to encourage you to sit with Jesus for a moment. Maybe get a pen and paper or the notes in your phone and write down who He is to you right now. Ask Him if you are missing an aspect of who He wants to be to you. Be honest with Him and open your heart up to hear His whisper to you.
Jesus is the Anointed One, understanding the significance of us being able to have an intimate relationship with the Anointed One should be enough to make us run around the room and flood the altars with our worship.
What has happened that we’ve lost our passion for such a Beautiful King?
In verse 18, Jesus refers to the church as “my legislative assembly.” The Greek word for church is ekklesia and it means legislative assembly or selected ones. Ekklesia is actually not a religious term. It is a governmental term. This is what they would use in classical Greek when people were summoned to govern the affairs of the city. What is Jesus telling us here? He has summoned us, His beloved ones to govern the matters of our city from the foundation of ones who belong to the Anointed One. He has given us authority to display His power to those around us.
If we are not seeing the fruit of this authority in our lives and those around us, then we must ask ourselves the question- What do I believe about Jesus?
“You know what you believe by what you do” Pastor Tim
Jesus gives us a description of what we shall see and do when we are living out this truth.
The power of death will not be able to overpower it! I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.
What can you do different that will cause others to see the power and authority of Jesus when they see you?
