“He said to them, “But who do you yourselves say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:13-14).
We have heard this so many times that the significance for some diminishes almost to the point of irrelevance, The Incarnate One is God in the flesh. God has come to save those who will follow Him. The world fights for power. God does not. The world wants power. Power belongs to God. He is humble, gracious, and kind. He is our Savior and God, the Almighty who comes to lead the way home.
Lord, I have heard the confession and, with every recitation of the creed, say it again. But the truth of who You are often does not sink in. I do not fully believe that You, who made all things, can fulfill a simple request. Take away my unbelief and disrespect so that I live with the deeper faith You give that knows You are the Savior of the world. Lead me ever closer to You and always farther from the ways of the world.
Lord Jesus, You are the Anointed One, the Light of the world. Shine in the darkness of my soul and enlighten me to be one who follows You all the days of my life. Help me to understand that in You is all life, for You are the author of life and all thing were made through and for You. Guide me today in faith to seek You and listen as You direct me in how to live life as You have created it to be lived. Amen.
