He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
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Do you know that how you see Jesus determines what you receive from
Him? If you see Jesus as your healer, you will receive healing. If you
see Jesus as your refuge and fortress, you will receive protection.
The people of Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, saw Jesus in the natural. They
said of Him, “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called
Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? And His sisters,
are they not all with us?” (Matthew 13:55–56) They saw Jesus in the
natural. They did not see Him as God in the flesh. As a result, He could
not do many mighty works there. (Matthew 13:58)
Today, many people, including some philosophers, see Jesus of Nazareth
as a good person who led an exemplary life. They feel that if all of us
could live our lives like Him, the world would be a better place.
They don’t see Jesus as the bread of God who came from heaven to give
life to the world. (John 6:33) They don’t see Him as the one who came to
give them living water, so that they would never thirst again. (John
4:14) They don’t see Him as the Lamb of God, who took away the sin of
the world. (John 1:29) They don’t receive from Him what they need
because they don’t esteem Him rightly.
Jesus did not come just to set a good example for man to follow. He
came to be our Redeemer. (Galatians 3:13) He came to be our
righteousness. (1 Corinthians 1:30) He came to be our shepherd, so that
we will not lack anything. (Psalm 23:1)
Jesus asked His disciples once, “But who do you say that I am?” How you
answer this question depends on how you see Jesus. And how you see
Jesus will determine how and what you receive from Him. So see Him as
your God, as everything He claims to be in His Word, and He will do
mighty works in your life
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