You Are The Christ

YOU ARE THE CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD. Matthew 16.16.

Once I was talking to a young Muslim boy, the son of a friend. I told him about Christ. But he asked me seriously, “How could Jesus be the Son of God when God did not have a wife?” Not only the Muslims but even Christians have a problem believing in the Trinity – The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

The Jews of Jesus’ days too had great difficulty in accepting His claim that He is the Son of God. They were waiting for generations for the promised Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed. Their prophets had foretold, “to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace…He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever” (Isa 9.7).

Having preached the kingdom of God with multiplied miracles accompanying, Jesus once asked His disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." None of them could accept Jesus’ claim that He was the Son of God.

"But what about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven (vs 15-17).

Even today it is the same. If anyone is to know and believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Father must reveal it to him. Whenever I witness to people about Jesus and tell them that Jesus is the Son of God, I see the unbelief on their faces! They want a revelation! And they need it!

But the mystery is that God wants you first to believe His Word and accept His Son. Only then does God give you the revelation through the Holy Spirit. Suddenly, you are convinced beyond a shadow of doubt that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, Your Saviour and Lord. Thank God for the convicting work of the Holy Spirit.

Pray and practise with me: Dear Father, I pray that You may keep revealing Your dear Son to me more and more, both in knowledge and experience as I daily read Your Word. Amen.