How do I describe You; to try to contain You to words on this
page? There is nothing I can say that
hasn’t been said about You, there are no words to write that are new to Your
ear. They all come from You; they are
You. You exist outside of time; You are
everlasting and in everything – every moment.
Your expanse stretches farther than the heavens, yet you inhabit every molecule
here on earth.
A question straight from the mouth of Jesus, directed at Peter, brought tears to my eyes the other night when I read it. It moved me. Jesus reduced the enormity of His Being to a simple direct question that made His presence purposeful and PERSONAL to Peter.
Our “assignment” in the small group I’ve spent some time with recently was to write an answer to that question that came from our heart. I decided to post my response on here – maybe take some time to answer the question for yourself.
“Who do you say I am?” (Matt 16:15)
I would say… to me You are;
You are the homeless person I walked by on the street the
other day. You are the orphan reaching
their arms up to be held. You are the
person sitting alone after losing someone they love. You are the sunrise and sunset; you are the
breeze whispering through the trees when I go for a run. You are the expanse of a mountain that takes my breath away. You are best friends and loyal dogs, long
summer days and laughing till you cry.
You are all things that make me smile. You are Life. You are before time, before
life, before thought. You exist
regardless of the wavering beliefs of Your people. Your glory does not require recognition to make it more amazing, though
it is difficult to deny.
You are the One who challenges me to be more. More love, more grace, more patience, more
understanding, more self control… more of You.
You are the One who gives me confidence and builds my convictions. You
are the race in my heart and movement in my soul when I am immersed in Your
will. I don’t always see You, feel You
or hear You, but I believe You are there – You have shown me, I sometimes just
have to remember to sit in the stillness of Your presence.
You are enormous, complicated, and indescribable. You are the word on the tip of my tongue and the
thought I can not quite comprehend – yet, You come simply and humbly to
serve. You are my Savior. You are the One who has saved me from myself
more times than I can count and ultimately saved me from being eternally
separated from Your presence. You are
the answer. You are perfection. You are fully God – fully man.
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matt 16:16)
