{"id":60709,"date":"2022-02-16T15:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingwaters.wpmudev.host\/?p=60709"},"modified":"2022-02-16T15:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T23:53:29","slug":"who-do-you-say-that-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lwrv.org\/resources\/who-do-you-say-that-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Do You Say That I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cIdentity is the tangible expression of your faith. Identity does not come from striving; it comes as a result of surrender.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who do you say that I am?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Peter expressed his revelation of who Jesus was, it became a defining moment in their relationship and Peter\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we answer Jesus\u2019 question, \u201cwho do you say that I am?\u201d it is our opportunity to articulate and express our personal revelation of who Jesus is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not what other people have told us \u2013 no church, pastor, spouse, or friend can implant us with their revelation of who Jesus is. To answer the question, \u201cwho do you say that I am?\u201d is to challenge ourselves to come to a place of knowing \u2013 until we can speak PERSONALLY of who Jesus is.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no more important question in our lives, and to answer from\u00a0INTIMACY\u00a0<\/strong>enables us to hear Him speak\u00a0IDENTITY\u00a0<\/strong>over us.\u00a0<\/strong>In that safety of love and relationship, we can, in turn, ask Him, \u201cwho do you say that I am?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Peter had the revelation of who Jesus was, Jesus immediately spoke identity, direction, and calling over Peter\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an exchange that we cannot misunderstand. Peter didn\u2019t declare that revelation to get anything. He was simply expressing who he experienced and knew Jesus to be. But something in the honesty and truth that Peter captured was like a tumbler in a lock that clicked open and allowed Jesus to speak to a fertile heart that received the seed of identity and purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same way, when we come to Jesus, not for anything, but because we\u2019re invited to know and see Him, it unlocks divine moments where our hearts expand, our walls retract, and God can speak identity over us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practice this today! Take 5 minutes with your journal and free-write a love letter to Jesus answering His question to you, \u201cwho do you say that I am?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, ask Him the question, \u201cwho do you say that I am?\u201d Keep your journal out and open your mind to what He wants to speak over you today \u2013 Identity, value, and purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allow what He says to be seeds planted in your soul and nurtured by His presence in these moments. Remember, anything He speaks, He is faithful to bring about. Identity isn\u2019t about pressure; it\u2019s about promise that awakens in a life postured in His PRESENCE. His presence nurtures the seeds of promise that He speaks into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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