2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Mark 8:27-31
Matthew 16:13-18
“…whom say ye that I am?”
WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?
“Whom do men say that I am?” (Mark 8:27). Jesus asked this question after two years of ministry. By now the people should have known who He truly was. But sad to say, the people saw Him only as “one of the prophets” (Mark 8:28). They could not see that He was infinitely more than that. How blind they were!
There is no doubt that Jesus is a great prophet, greater even than John the Baptist (cf. Luke 7:28). The Muslims themselves recognise Jesus as a prophet. But know that Jesus was not just a prophet, He was the Prophet— the Messianic Prophet like Moses (Deut 18:15). He was not one among many, but the one and only who alone has the power to save.
When Jesus asked His disciples, “But whom say ye that I am?” (Mark 8:29), Peter gave a most excellent answer, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt 16:16). The title “Christ” means “the Anointed.” Jesus is the Anointed Prophet, Priest, and King.
As the Anointed Prophet, Jesus preached the good news of salvation and taught the Scriptures with absolute authority. If we see Him as the Anointed Prophet, then we had better believe and obey all that He says in His Word.
As the Anointed Priest, Jesus became our Substitute and Sacrifice. He came to take our place and to die for us on the cross, “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God” (Rom 3:25).
As the Anointed King, Jesus came to be Ruler of our lives. When we believe in the Christ, we must accept Him not only as Saviour but also as Lord. Romans 10:9 says, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” The Lordship and Saviourhood of Christ cannot be separated. Jesus says, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15).
THOUGHT: Is Jesus all this to you?
PRAYER: (Pray that you will see the Lord Jesus in all His fullness.)