Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

Mark 8:29
29He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."

Do you know that how you see Jesus determines what you receive from Him? If you see Jesus as your healer, you will receive healing. If you see Jesus as your refuge and fortress, you will receive protection.

The people from Nazareth, Jesus' hometown, saw Jesus in the natural. They said of Him, "Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters are they not all with us?" (Matthew 13:55-56). They saw Jesus in the natural. They did not see Him as God in the flesh. As a result, He could not do many mighty works there (Matthew 13:58).

Many people, including some philosophers, see Jesus of Nazareth as a good man who led an exemplary life. They feel that if all of us could live our lives like Him, the world would be a better place. They do not see Jesus as the bread of God who came from heaven to give life to the world (John 6:33). They do not see Him as the one who came to give them living water so that they would never thirsty again (John 4:14). They do not see Him as the Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world (John 1:29). They do not receive from Him what they need because they do not esteem Him rightly.

But Jesus did not come just to set a good example. He came to be your Redeemer (Galatians 3:13). He came to be your righteousness (1 Corinthians 1:30). He came to be your Shepherd so that you will not lack anything (Psalm 23:1).

Jesus asked His disciples once, "But who do you say that I am?" How you answer this question depends on how you see Jesus. And how you see Jesus is how you will receive from Him. So, see Him as your God, as everything He claims to be in His Word, and He will do mighty works in your life!