Who Do You Say I Am?

 Speculation about the identity and origin of Jesus Christ was as widespread among the people of the first century as it is within today's modern generation. Imaginations overflowed with ideas and postulations of where He was from, who He could be, why He had come, and what they should do about Him. There were some equally preposterous suggestions in those days as to who they thought that Jesus of Nazareth the Son of Man was, as there are in this day and age.
 The people of the first century were equally aware of the claims of Jesus Christ of Nazareth as are today's modern generation. They were equally aware of His claims to be God incarnate - the Word made flesh - the Son of the Father - the second Person of the eternal Trinity, but like the people of today, they preferred to speculate on the false assumptions that flooded their depraved imaginations.
 "But you," Jesus asked His disciples, "Who Do You Say I Am?" And the eternal destiny of His disciples, along with the eternal destiny of every individual who ever walked this earth, rests on the response to that question.
Matthew 16:15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Our United Prayer:
Gracious Lord and Heavenly King, how can we ever thank You enough for setting aside the glory that You had with the Father from before the creation of the world. You chose to come to earth and become our sin-substitute so that whoever believes in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved and have eternal life. We believe that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God, Who died for our sins and rose again so that we may live. Praise Your holy name, AMEN.