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Who Do You Say Jesus Is? · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries bringing
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  you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Who do you say Jesus is? As we journey through the scriptures gleaning truth
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  from God's Word, we're going to park in Mark chapter 8.
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  This is a familiar passage recounting a conversation between Jesus and his disciples.
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  As Jesus traveled with his disciples to Caesarea and Philippi,
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  he asked them, Whom do men say that I am? Mark 8.27.
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  They answered him, and then he asked them, But whom say ye that I am? Mark 8.29.
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  It is this second question that we want to explore.
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  It is the answer to this question that reveals the intensity of our devotion to God.
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  But whom say ye that I am? At first glance, it may seem like the answer to this
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  question is simple, but it only takes a second look to see that this question holds much meaning.
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  For you see, it is so easy for us to verbally spout off facts about who Jesus is.
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  We can speak of his humble birth, Luke 2, 1-14, his sinless life,
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  2 Corinthians 5, 21, his death, burial, and resurrection, Matthew 27-28,
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  and his love for us, John 3, 16.
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  But whom do we say he is? What does our life reveal about the personal relationship we have with him?
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  It is in our personal walk that we find the answer to the question Jesus posed to his disciples.
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  Our everyday life, filled with our chosen activities, daily obligations,
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  and characterized by our wants and our desires, revealed to all whom we say Jesus is.
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  As we look at this question, it forces us to take a close look at our lives.
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  Every day we dress ourselves and walk out into the world.
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  It is that outward appearance that gives those around us their first glimpse into who we say Jesus is.
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  Many of us get up, usually too late to cram in even a few minutes of Bible study,
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  throw on our clothes, wolf down some breakfast, and head straight out the door.
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  This lack of preparation leaves us vulnerable for the devil who is just waiting
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  to devour us, 1 Peter 5.8.
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  Since we have fallen victim to his greatest trap, time.
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  We've taken the time to consider what our outward man looks like,
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  as we've chosen our clothing, and rest assured, there is some revelation of
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  whom you say Jesus is by your style of apparel, 1 Timothy 2.9.
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  But equally important is how you have chosen to dress your soul.
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  Ephesians chapter 6 gives us a wonderful description of how we are to dress our soul.
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  From our head to our foot, Paul tells us how to dress for a successful battle against the devil.
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  But oh, so many times, we dress the outside, pleasing man, and so often neglect
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  the inside, spiritual man.
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  A closer look often reveals an even more startling fact—.
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  Daily, we feed ourselves to fuel our bodies and may or may not even consider
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  the fuel needed to sustain a healthy spiritual life.
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  In this day and age of crazed diets, health-conscious labels,
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  and the attention paid to all those nutritional facts, we find ourselves bombarded
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  with information, all geared to maintaining a healthy body.
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  This is not only wonderful, it is also necessary. The Bible tells us,
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  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
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  1 Corinthians 3.16 Because God dwells in our earthly tabernacles,
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  we have an obligation to make them as fit as possible, and to maintain them
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  to the best of our abilities.
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  But that isn't all God says. He also says, For ye are bought with a price.
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  Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's, 1 Corinthians 6.20.
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  As hard as it is for us to maintain healthy diets, it seems to be even harder
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  for us to maintain a healthy spiritual diet.
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  Part of our problem with maintaining a healthy spiritual diet is that we don't
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  even consider it as part of our daily routine.
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  It is this neglect of our spiritual body that speaks volumes of who we say Jesus is.
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  Clearly, he has instructed us to maintain our spiritual self.
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  He has told us to feed upon his word.
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  As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.
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  1 Peter 2.2 He has told us to study to show thyself approved unto God,
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  a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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  2 Timothy 2.15 He has even encouraged us to exercise our spiritual self when
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  he commanded us, The just shall live by faith.
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  But if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. Hebrews 10.38.
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  Not only does this verse tell us
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  to exercise our faith, it explains his displeasure with those who don't.
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  Yes, how we maintain our body is important, but it is much more important how we maintain our soul.
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  For bodily exercise profiteth little, but godliness is profitable unto all things,
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  having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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  1 Timothy 4.8 As we continue to narrow in on this question, Whom do you say that I am?
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  We are forced to examine our priorities and what matters most in our lives.
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  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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  Matthew 6.21 and Luke 12.34.
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  What are the things you value most? Is it your job? Is it your career?
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  Is it your education? Your social position? Your wealth?
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  Where are you spending your time? Are you placing all your energy and effort
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  towards reaching these earthly goals?
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  God has said, Thou should have no other gods before me. Exodus 20, verse 3.
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  And anything you put before the one and true God is your God.
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  And he will not tolerate it.
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  For thou shalt worship no other God, for the Lord whose name is jealous is a
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  jealous God. Exodus 34, 14.
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  Finally, let's consider your witness.
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  God has declared, Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I
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  have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he.
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  Before me there was no God formed, And neither shall there be after me, Isaiah 43.10.
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  Every day you are making a statement of who God is to you, who he is in your
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  life, and what he means to you.
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  Every day people are watching you. They are listening to what you are saying.
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  They are observing your behaviors and are making assumptions about you based on what they see.
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  In fact, you may be the only Bible some people ever read.
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  Is your life so filled with him that they can see him through you.
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  Is there enough of him shining through to convict them of their sins?
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  You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
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  Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick,
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  and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
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  Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works,
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  and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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  Matthew 5, 14-16.
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  Jesus said, Whom do you say that I am?
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  Consider this question. Ponder it over in your heart.
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  Then be sure that your life reflects a personal relationship with the risen Savior.
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  Let your life be a living testimony of the grace, mercy, and love of Jesus Christ.
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  I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
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  bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
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  And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of
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  your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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  Romans 12, 1 and 2.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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