HELL PROOF MY HOME | Week 3, Pt.3

AS A FAMILY WE HAVE CHOSEN TO REVOLVE OUR LIVES AROUND JESUS & THE LOCAL CHURCH!

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because My Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build My church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.  (Mat 16:16-18)

Amidst all the other options and opinions, Peter believed in WHO Jesus was and is. There are many opinions out there, but Jesus wants to know WHO YOU SAY HE IS. Don’t worry about the guy next to you, FOCUS ON WHO YOU SAY JESUS IS! Sometimes we get so caught up in pointing out everyone else’s faults or flaws that we don’t take the time to address the emptiness and pain within our own lives.  Jesus, doesn’t let his students get away with that.  He cuts right to the chase and asks them, BUT WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM.

It’s also important to note here that Jesus says, “my Father in heaven has revealed this to you.”  So, Jesus is not saying that I value your opinion more than others – HE SAYING THAT YOU WOULDN’T EVEN KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT ME HAD GOD THE FATHER NOT REVEALED IT TO YOU.  We know the revelation of God by reading His word, the Bible.  The Bible reveals the truth about who Jesus is.  If you and I want to know Jesus, we must get to know God’s Word, the Bible.  The more we get into the Word of God, the more the God of the Word will get into us!  Then He can begin to morph us from the inside out.

Let me explain a couple of words in this passage of Scripture:

“Messiah” – this is the Christ, the Annointed One (the Chosen One who would take away the sins of the world); like the kings of the OT. If you believe there is any other way to God, then you don’t believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.  Until, you and I humbly agree with God (that is what confession means “to agree”) that Jesus is the ONE, THE MESSIAH, THE CHRIST, then we can’t tap into His soul-saving power!  Faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God sent to take away the sins of the world is the ONLY WAY TO GOD – that is what Peter just confessed.

“You are blessed…” – we are blessed simply to know God. Some people think blessing is all about how much money you have, or how much fame, prestige, power, or pleasure you have. But Jesus says, “You are blessed, because My Father in heaven has revealed this to you.” Knowing that Jesus is THE ONE is the greatest BLESSING OF ALL TIME.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE JESUS, YOU RECEIVE ALL THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU!