Who Do You Say I Am?
All last week through Sunday and even through this week I've been thinking of the passage on Mark 8:27-9:1 in the Bible. This is the passage is the turning point for Peter and Jesus' disciples. On their walk north from Capernaum to Caesarea Phillipi Jesus turns to his disciples and asks Peter who people say he is. Peter in all his brashness declares that Jesus is the Christ the Messiah. Well, Jesus continues to describe what will happen to him as Messiah and Peter compares this to his agenda for the Messiah and these two agendas don't mix well.
What's my point? I won't labor long, but suffice it to say even 'goin' to church folk' like me often get wrapped up in personal agendas and expect OUR Messiah to do what we want. Ooops! I'm sorry, says Jesus, I have my own agenda and it looks nothing like yours.
Who do I say Jesus is? Well in the good times according to my agenda He's the Messiah. In the bad times, dark times, then who is he? Well, I guess He's the Messiah. It's a bit hard to accept this agenda seeing as I'd like to know the future and all, but He's the Messiah not me and so this means a cross for me too!
I've been thinking about this. What about you? What's your agenda?
Peace
All last week through Sunday and even through this week I've been thinking of the passage on Mark 8:27-9:1 in the Bible. This is the passage is the turning point for Peter and Jesus' disciples. On their walk north from Capernaum to Caesarea Phillipi Jesus turns to his disciples and asks Peter who people say he is. Peter in all his brashness declares that Jesus is the Christ the Messiah. Well, Jesus continues to describe what will happen to him as Messiah and Peter compares this to his agenda for the Messiah and these two agendas don't mix well.
What's my point? I won't labor long, but suffice it to say even 'goin' to church folk' like me often get wrapped up in personal agendas and expect OUR Messiah to do what we want. Ooops! I'm sorry, says Jesus, I have my own agenda and it looks nothing like yours.
Who do I say Jesus is? Well in the good times according to my agenda He's the Messiah. In the bad times, dark times, then who is he? Well, I guess He's the Messiah. It's a bit hard to accept this agenda seeing as I'd like to know the future and all, but He's the Messiah not me and so this means a cross for me too!
I've been thinking about this. What about you? What's your agenda?
Peace
posted by zimmerzblogz at
5:53 PM
2 Comments:
Awesome thoughts, this is something I think about alot too. I am not sure if I have an answer for you.
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J.R., at 6:46 PM, February 21, 2006
J.R.
Accepting His agenda each day days make His life agenda for us into focus. Maybe in this repetition we come to undertstand His plan better in the dark days.
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zimmerzblogz, at 7:41 AM, February 22, 2006
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