Mark 8:28-30
"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah,
& others say you are one of the other prophets." Then He asked, "But who do you say I am?"
Peter replied, "You are the Messiah."
Today as I was spending time with the Lord, reading in Mark, these specific verses caught my attention. I felt the Lord ask me, "Cait who do you say I am? & how does that reflect in your life?" I stared off into space thinking about what I was just asked, who did I believe Jesus to be?
1. He is the one I live for, without Him there is no reason to live.
2. He is my dearest most treasured friend, after all He knew me before anyone else did.
3. He is my strength, my rock.
4. He is my savior, without Him I would perish.
5. He is my comfort, comfort that never fades away & is always near.
6. He is my father, no longer am I an orphan.
7. He is who I find my identity in, not this world.
8. He is my helping hand in times of trouble.
9. He is the one who is worthy of night & day prayer/worship.
10. He is mine, & I am His.
11. He is infinite.
12. He is my provider
I know I can come up with more facts to who I believe Jesus to be, these were the first few that came to mind. As I was thinking of these & telling Him this is who I believe Him to be, I began to cry. Now, these are all things I know Him to be as well as things I believe Him to be. But, I am weak & have days where I don't believe a few of them, any of them , or just one of them. Most times it happens when I am in a situation where I simply need Him to show up & show Himself faithful. But often times I get stressed out, don't give Him a chance & try to do whatever it is on my own. What a disaster I create! Why is it in those moments where we need Jesus to show up, we doubt Him the most? We completely forget the truths of who he is, remember He is the same yesterday, today, & tomorrow. He doesn't change on us. So why….the doubt? How can we forget all the other times He was faithful? Oh, my weak heart, I am thankful for the Lords mercy.
I am challenging myself to speak these truths when I find myself in a situation that I can easily stress out in & forget that God wants to meet me. Instead of getting worked up & stressing out I will dwell on the truth knowing that He will be my help. He knows my life from beginning to end, knows when I need certain things & when I don't. He will not withhold from me.
I challenge you to do the same, speak truth in times of craziness. Who do you believe Jesus to be? Write down a list that you can go back to when your feeling overwhelmed! Speak truth to your hearts!
Jesus, I ask that you would give us grace to dwell in the truth of who you are. That we would be ones who know their God, that don't question you & who can be patient knowing you will meet us in the time of need. Father, in those situations may we never steal the glory from you by trying to accomplish whatever it is on our own! Help us to be a bride who knows their bridegroom!
