Who You Are to Me

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29"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."(Mark 8)

I can remember a pastor preaching on this verse. His emphasis was that we must also answer this question for ourselves. Who do we say Jesus is?

We must decide after being presented with the evidence of the Word of God, the faithful witness of believers, and the experiences we have with God, just who Jesus is to us. Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” The word “Christ” may also be translated as Messiah. "The Christ" (Greek) and "the Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "the Anointed One."

Anointed. I looked it up on line and found that it means to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the token applying of oil; to dedicate to the service of God. We know that the Old Testament describes the one to come, the birth, death and life of Christ were prophesied long before he was born (Dictionary.com, 3-1-10).

Throughout the books of the prophets, God made many promises about the Messiah. Those who have placed their faith in him believe Jesus of Nazareth is the long awaited Messiah sent from God. In his birth, life, death and resurrection, Jesus fulfilled every prophecy about the Messiah. Most of these prophecies were made 500-1000 years before Jesus was born (from TheAnointedOne.net, 3-1-10).

So, as we do in all relationships, we must decide for ourselves who Jesus is to us. By not deciding, we are making a decision not to enter into a relationship with the Christ, the Anointed One.

But today, I want you to consider the flip side of this relationship. Who are we to Christ? Who are we to God? There is a song by Big Daddy Weave called Who You are to Me. It describes who we are in the eyes of God. I encourage you to listen to it. You may never have thought about who you are to God, or how He sees you.

LORD, may we consider carefully who You are to us. But may we also understand who we are to You. Christianity is about a relationship, it’s not a religion. May we enter into the relationship of the ages with the God of eternity, simply by accepting You as the Messiah, the Savior not only of the world, but for each one of us individually. Amen.

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[Hub]

nice!