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The Right Answer
Yenny Kartika Official Writer
1317Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
When Jesus asked a question, it was not because He didn’t
know the answer. You can be sure He was making a point.
Jesus and His disciples were in Caesarea Philippi, away from
their own territory. It was a place of idolatry and oppression—a threatening
place both politically and spiritually. In this environment, Jesus posed two
important questions about the perception of His identity. He wasn’t interested
in His popularity rating. He wanted His followers to be sure about the One they
were following.
Today our culture is just as hostile and opposed to Jesus as
when He first asked the question: “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
(Matt. 16:13). As in Jesus’ day, people offer a long list of inadequate and incorrect
ideas about Jesus, ranging from “just a good teacher” all the way to “divisive”
and “intolerant.”
The real question was and continues to be: “Who do you say
that I am?” (16:15). Peter boldly declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God” (v.16). Jesus said that Peter’s accurate confession was a God-given
insight and that he was blessed because of his declaration (v.17).
Join Peter in confessing that Jesus is your Savior. Your
life will be bolstered and blessed.
O receive Him today who so loved you
That He died on the cross for your sin;
O believe Him and open your heart’s door,
Let the Savior who loves you come in. —Anon.
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. —1 John 5:1
