That’s the question I have for everyone, that’s the question I have for myself. But here’s why:
Who do I (you, us, we) say that Jesus is?
This is a question that weeks ago popped into my head, and since that time my life has been in a funk(I’ll explain that later). I know who Jesus is, I know what He did, and I know the story. We all do right? Jesus is the Son of God, sent to die for our sins, so that we may have eternal life so long as we believe in Him (John 3:16). I know that, everyone knows that, that verse is popular even with nonbelievers in the world today.
When reading Mark 8 as the disciples were walking Jesus asked, “ Who do people say I am?” And the answer ranges from one thing to another, showing that the world has different views on Jesus, everyon will have their own definition which in and of itself, I don’t think is a bad thing. But Jesus then asks, “Who do YOU say that I am?” And its perfect, the answer that we should have at the center of our own answer is what Peter says, “You are the Christ, the Messiah.” (Christ/Messiah means in essence, sent to save the world, deliver) So when I heard the question that the disciples were asked in Mark 8, “Who do you say that I am?” I realized I had never thought about what my response would be in that moment.
In the past two weeks I have continued to think about my definition that is outside of the definition that He is the Christ/Messiah. Although in reality that is all we need, I think its good to have our own summary if you may, to what that means to us, so I want to share mine with you. Jesus is the Son of God, He came to this Earth and lived a perfect life so that we may see what to strive for and live like, and He died for the sins of undeserving people so that we may spend eternity with Him. Woah! That may sound elaborate or intense but its not, and what’s worse, is it took me 2 weeks to even come up with that. But here is the important thing in my own definition that I want to lay out so it will make a little more sense.
“Jesus Christ is the Son of God”, ok, pretty basic, we all know what I mean by that, its literal.
Here is where I think things get cool:
“He came to this Earth and lived a perfect life so that we may see what to strive for and live like”-Jesus came to Earth, our Earth, He, came to be a human, if that doesn’t blow your mind already I don’t know what will. He is one of us! You ready for something more crazy, He lived a perfect life! Who can say that they have lived a perfect life? No one, no one can say that they are perfect, but Christ. What an example that is to try and follow, notice TRY.
“He died for the sins of undeserving people so that we may spend eternity with Him”- He died, gave up His life, so that we may live. When I say undeserving, don’t downplay what that means, not one person who has lived on this Earth has deserved for Jesus to die for them, so they can spend eternity with Him? What? Not only does He want to die so that we may benefit, He wants to die for us, so that we can benefit by hanging out with us forever?!
So come-live perfect-die for sinners- spend forever with them…. Interesting concept because no offense because I am one of those sinners, but who wants to die for a sinner to spend forever with them! That is why Who Jesus Is, is an incredible thing. It’s something that is hard to put into words but I did the best I could in my own sense, I hope you enjoyed it. At the center, He is THE Christ/Messiah. But I would encourage and promote you thinking yourself what does “Who Is Jesus” mean to you. I’d love to hear some feedback on what your definition is, I know mine isn’t “right” or “perfect” but it’s an interesting thought isn’t it?
Much love!
Romans 5:8
“God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
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