Matthew
Where Do Your Answers Come From?
We have connection to Heaven
We have connection to God
This is not to say we should get weird
We still have the responsibility to follow the instructions of
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt.
Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
So be blessed that your Father in Heaven wants to give you revelation
How would you answer the question
"But who do you say that I am?"
If you have the same answer as Peter, this statement from Jesus is true for you
"You are blessed,
because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but my Father in heaven!
Be blessed my friend
Your Father in Heaven has many things to reveal to you
Where Do Your Answers Come From?
Jesus asked the question…
"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?
Then Jesus asked…
"But who do you say that I am?"
Peter’s answer revealed a turning point
in the journey of the disciples
understanding of their teacher.
Simon Peter answered,
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Peter’s amazing answer opened the door for Jesus
to share some incredible things in the next 3 verses…
And Jesus answered him,
"You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah,
because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but my Father in heaven!
Think about how you come to know things.
What does it take to reveal something
to you that you never knew before.
Jesus says…
My Father in Heaven revealed this.
I think it is amazing that
God the Father who you cannot see,
revealed from Heaven,
a place Peter had never been.
But maybe it is not as amazing
as we might think when we think of all
that has been revealed to men and women
throughout the Old Testament.
Yet, I am still amazed that
God the Father has the ability to reveal
unknown mysteries to people like you and I.
When we think of Heaven,
a place seemingly so far from us…
When we think of God the Father
who rules over the universe…
You have to think…
How could God
and
Why would He
reveal anything to us?
But He does!!!
Just like Peter…
You and I are blessed because Jesus’
Father in Heaven reveals mysteries to us.
We have connection to God.
This is not to say we should get weird.
We still have the responsibility
to follow the instructions of
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22…
Do not put out the Spirit's fire;
do not treat prophecies with contempt.
Test everything.
Hold on to the good.
Avoid every kind of evil.
So be blessed that your Father in Heaven
wants to give you revelation.
How would you answer the question…
"But who do you say that I am?"
If you have the same answer as Peter…
This statement from Jesus is true for you…
"You are blessed,
because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you,
but my Father in heaven!
Be blessed my friend…
Your Father in Heaven has
many things to reveal to you.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 16:13-20
13 When Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 They answered, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven! 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven." 20 Then he instructed his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
(from The NET Bible®, Copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C., Dallas, Texas, www.bible.org. All rights reserved. Used by permission.)
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