Message from Scripture: 10/28/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today comes from Matt. 16:13; “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

 

When Jesus asked His disciples this question, He addressed an issue that had become the subject of controversy in His day. The question of Jesus’ identity is still a debated topic of our time, as well. Centuries have passed since the question was first asked, but for many the answer is still elusive. Some have called him simply a good man, others an outstanding teacher, and still others a good example for moral living. More recently, those who deny His deity also want to deny His existence entirely, or speak of Him as someone with a personal agenda, a selfish individual who used others to advance His own purposes. It seemed everyone had an opinion about who Jesus was. The truth of the matter was, and is, as Peter confessed, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16).

 

How do we know this is true? His fulfillment of prophecies made centuries before His coming, in such great detail and ways impossible for Him to have personally manipulated, offers powerful evidence to His deity. The miracles He performed, which have stood the test of time, and the greatest one of all, His resurrection from the dead, all point to this undeniable conclusion about His identity, His being who He claimed to be.

 

Only by accepting this truth, believing in Him as the Son of God, and obeying His will, can anyone be cleansed of their sin, be able to have a right relationship with God, and have assurance about the hope of eternal life. May we affirm, in word and deed, that this is what we believe about our Lord. Let us have the confidence to take His message of hope to a world lost in sin, doubt, and despair. Let our lives offer a resounding affirmation to what Peter confessed so long ago, Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God! God bless.

 

Robert