TOPIC: Who Do People Say You Are?
MEMORISE: 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? Matthew 16:13
BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 16: 13-16
13 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?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Christian-themed motivational products
MESSAGE:
In today’s Bible reading, Jesus asked His disciples whom people said that He was. He wasn’t confused about His identity; He knew who He was, but He wanted to know how people perceived Him. You must also be conscious of how people perceive you. People will only relate with you based on what they think about you and not what you think about yourself.
There are two kinds of people whose perception of you should really matter to you. The first are people who know you but are not in your inner circle. These people can build a perception about you from the things you say and do. Therefore, you should endeavour not to make a mistake that will give them a wrong impression of you.
The second set of people are those who are in your inner circle. In today’s Bible reading, the fellow who knew the real identity of Jesus was one of the people in His inner circle – Simon Peter. This tells us clearly that those who know us the best are the ones closest to us. Who do your parents and siblings say you are? These people know you more than anyone else, and their opinion should be very valuable to you. You can pretend to outsiders, but you cannot pretend to your family members.
REFLECTION:
Who do people say you are?
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Thro’ The Lamb For Sinners Slain,
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Overcoming Sin And All Unrighteousness;
Not To Us, But Unto Him The Praise Shall Be,
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3 Unto Him That Overcometh Shall Be Given,
Here To Eat Of Hidden Manna Sent From Heav’n,
Over Yonder He The Victors Palm Shall Bear,
And A Robe Of White, And Golden Crown Shall Wear.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 9:1-10:22, Luke 8:4-21
AUTHORS: PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE AND PASTOR FOLU ADEBOYE