Who Do You Say That He Is?

Have you heard of the story where six blind men gave different perceptions of what an elephant is? If you haven’t, let me give a summary.

The first felt the tail and said it was a long rope. The second felt the body and said it was a wall. The third held the ear and said it was a big fan. The fourth felt the leg and said it was a tree. The fifth felt the tusk and said it was a spear. And the sixth felt the trunk and said it was a snake.

The moral of the story is that no matter what they perceived, it never changed what the elephant was.

There is the truth of a thing, and there is the perception of that thing. And this is where we all need to be careful. Our perception of a thing may fall in line with the truth, and then again it could fall outside the truth. And whatever we perceive, we consider as the truth.

Jesus asked His disciples who people said that He was. After all answers they gave, Jesus then asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" This question was very important because this would show who they perceived Jesus to be.

If they perceived Him as just a teacher it would reflect in their relationship with Him. If they perceived Him as a false prophet, it would reflect in their relationship with Him. But if they perceived Him as "the Christ, the Son of the living God", it would reflect on their relationship with Him, and the last answer was the answer Peter gave Jesus (ref.: Matthew 16:13-17; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-20).

Jesus on the other hand told Peter that the answer didn't come from his thinking, but it was His Father who revealed that to Him. What does that tell us? It means that the truth of who Jesus truly is can only come from Himself, through revelation by the Holy Spirit.

We cannot know Jesus of our self but by the divine revelation through the Holy Spirit. So, when we are born again, we must sit at the Lord's feet to receive from Him.

Our perception of who Christ Jesus is would determine how we speak to people about Him. How we expect Him to treat us. As we have noticed, there are several perceptions of who Jesus is, especially who He is to us as Sons and Daughters of God.

The reason for all these is that many have mixed their understanding with the truth, and that isn't a divine revelation from the Holy Spirit.

There is no end in love for us, (ref.: Romans 8:35, 38&39). We are to ask Him to reveal Himself to us as we go through His word, rather than using our understanding which would lead to a wrong perception of who He is. Only the Spirit of Jesus (i.e. the Holy Spirit), can reveal this to us.

So, who do you say that He is? Meditate on His word and ask Him to reveal Himself to you, and He will.

God bless you.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t? Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from New King James Version (NKJV)