Thursday (August 7): My Father has revealed this to you #Gospel: Matthew 16:13-23 #Meditation: Who is Jesus for you? At an opportune time Jesus tests his disciples with a crucial question: Who do men say that I am and who do you say that I am? He was widely recognized in Israel as a mighty man of God, even being compared with the greatest of the prophets, John the Baptist, Elijah, and Jeremiah. Peter, always quick to respond, exclaimed that he was the Christ, the Son of the living God. No mortal being could have revealed this to Peter; but only God. Jesus then confers on Peter authority to govern the church that Jesus would build, a church that no powers would overcome. Jesus plays on Peters name which is the same word for rock in both Aramaic and Greek. To call someone a rock is one of the greatest of compliments. The ancient rabbis had a saying that when God saw Abraham, he exclaimed: I have discovered a rock to found the world upon. Through Abraham God established a nation for himself. Through faith Peter grasped who Jesus truly was. He was the first apostle to recognize Jesus as the Anointed One (Messiah and Christ) and the only begotten Son of God. The New Testament describes the church as a spiritual house or temple with each member joined together as living stones (see 1 Peter 2:5). Faith in Jesus Christ makes us into rocks or spiritual stones. The Lord Jesus tests each of us personally with the same question: Who do you say that I am? Lord Jesus, I profess and believe that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. You are my Lord and my Savior. Make my faith strong like Peters and give me boldness to speak of you to others that they may come to know you personally as Lord and Savior and grow in the knowledge of your love. -dailyscripture.net #bible #scripture #reflection #prayer #catholic
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:04:40 +0000
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