Do You Know the Answer??

Matthew 16:13-16 (KJV)
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.


Here we have Jesus with His disciples in Caesarea Philippi. He asked them a question. Really He was trying to stir up their thinking. He asked them, "Whom do men say that I am?"
The disciples responded by saying that the people said that He was this person and that person. They really didn't know who He was. They just had assumptions. They knew that He was different as was the men that they thought he was such as John the Baptist, Elias, Jeremias which was Jeremiah, a prophet, etc. But they really didn't who He was.

Then Jesus had another question for them. A more personal question for them to answer. He asked them "But whom say ye that I am?" Who do you say that Jesus is? Do you really know who He is? Or are you like the people and only have assumptions of who He is. Some say, "Well He's God". Some may say that He is just a religious figure of someone that people pray to. He was someone in the Bible that they think is just a good story. How would you answer the question of who Jesus is?

Let's see what one of his disciples said. Simon Peter spoke up and said "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God". Peter knew who Jesus was and is still today. He said that Jesus you are the Christ. Notice He didn't say that He was a Christ. No, none of that. He said with confidence "You are the Christ"!!

Not only did Peter say that He was Christ he also went even further as if to say "Jesus that's not all that you are. Peter said "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God". Jesus you are the Christ and you are the Son of the Living God. How did Peter know who Jesus was? How could he say who Jesus was with such confidence and boldness? Peter could do this because he knew who Jesus was. He had experienced Jesus. He had a real experience with Almighty God. He had a relationship with the one that matters the most.

You see before Peter was denying Christ but now we see Peter proclaiming Christ. Peter went from knowing of Jesus to knowing Him. He knew who Jesus was and is. But today Jesus has the same question for you. He is asking you today, "Do you know who I am?" Do you know who Jesus is? Not just of Him but do you know who He really is? Can you proclaim along with Peter stating that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God?

Do you know Christ?
Do you know the one and only true living God?