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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
A Revealing Answer
Matthew 16:13-15
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? (14) And they
said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others,
Jeremias, or one of the prophets. (15) He saith unto them, But whom say ye
that I am? (KJV)
If you were to go
to a busy area and interview people asking the same question “who do you
say the Lord is and what is His name?” you too would probably end up with
as many different answers as the number of people you asked. In fact some
two thousand years later we still have many trying to associate the Lord
with being a Baptist, which if He didn’t acknowledge it then why would He
now? So how would you answer the question? Would you go to the word of God
and seek His answer, letting the spirit reveal it you, or will you jump on
mans bandwagon letting some blind driver lead you to a ditch?
Matthew 16:16-18
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God. (17) And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,
Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven. (18) And I say also unto thee, That thou art
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it. (KJV)
Thayer’s definition
for ‘revealed’:
601 apokalupto-
1) to uncover, to
lay open what has been veiled or covered up, to disclose, to make bare
2) to make known,
to make manifest, to disclose what before was unknown
While there are so
many different opinions and doctrines, are you spending enough time in the
word, and waiting on God’s answer so you will hear and be able to respond
according to His word as well? The best way to settle it for yourself is to
ask, “what did the Lord call himself, what name is a rock solid foundation
that I to can establish His house on, so that the gates of hell will no
longer keep me in bondage?”
Luke 24:45-47 Then
opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, (46)
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: (47) And that repentance
and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations,
beginning at Jerusalem. (KJV)
Many knew a man
that walked this earth some two thousand years ago named Jesus of Nazareth,
the son of a carpenter, the son of man. Now the question is, how many truly
know the Son of God within Him, and the name He is establishing His church
upon?
John 20:30-31 And
many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which
are not written in this book: (31) But these are written, that ye might
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye
might have life through his name. (KJV)
What’s in a name?
To many it’s no big deal, but to those that are saved, Jesus Christ is the
cornerstone of our salvation, which being the fact that it is precious in
Father’s sight, how precious is His name become to you as well?
John 4:24-26 God
is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in
truth. (25) The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is
called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. (26) Jesus
saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. (KJV)
The Old Testament
prophets spoke of the messiah that God would send for the salvation of the
world. The New Testament prophets speak of the messiah that has come, and
what His name is. But unless you know Him personally, you won’t be able to
come to a working knowledge of our Father through the Son sent to reveal
the only way into His kingdom.
Matthew 11:27 All
things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but
the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to
whomsoever the Son will reveal him. (KJV)
So don’t just
settle for mans answer, because you will get many different ones. Take the
time for yourself and ask the Father through Jesus Christ to reveal Himself
to you personally, so that you can establish the answer for yourself.
Search the scriptures, because someday you will have to stand before the
Father, and unless you are able to give a response that is based according
to His word, revealed by the spirit to you personally, you may not have the
answer that is blessed of our Father.
John 17:1-3 These
words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the
hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: (2) As
thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life
to as many as thou hast given him. (3) And this is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
(KJV)
God has sent His
answer to all mankind through His Son, ready to be revealed to those that
are truly seeking a personal relationship. Like getting a letter, unless
you take the time to open the envelope, and receive the message, you won’t
know what was sent. You’ve got mail.
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