“And [Jesus] asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’” Mark 8:29
Who is Jesus?
He is the maker of heaven and earth.
He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.
He is the Son of God.
He is the God-man.
He is our humble servant.
He is the man of sorrows.
He is the good shepherd.
He is the Prince of Peace.
He is the Wonderful Counselor.
He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
He is the dragon slayer.
He is the sinless Savior.
He is the resurrection and the life.
He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
He is the sinner’s friend.
He is the great high priest.
He is the King of kings.
He is the Lord of lords.
And he is the way, the truth, the life!
No one comes to the Father but by him!
His love is glorious. His love is marvelous. His love is generous. His love is gracious. His love is matchless. And his love is priceless. He came as a humble servant. He’s coming again as the King of kings and the Lord of lords to judge the living and the dead.
Friends, this is the most important moment in your entire life. Jesus while on the earth asked this question, “Who do you say that I am?” That is Jesus’ question for you today.
Who do you say that he is? This is the moment where you make a decision. Will you leave this day as a Christian or a non-Christian? Will you resist the grace of God? Will you reject the love of Jesus? Or will you be redeemed by turning from sin and trusting in him?
Friends, we are here because we love you. We are here because Jesus loves you. We are here because you are in the path of the wrath of God. There is a hell, people are going there, and it lasts forever. And Jesus alone saves from sin. Jesus alone saves from death. Jesus alone saves from hell.
Friends, you have a very important decision to make. There are people who have been praying for you and history now culminates in this sacred moment, where you have a decision to make. Will you give your life to Jesus? Will you leave here as a Christian? Will you repent of sin, turning from being the god of your own life and trusting in this man, Jesus?
And friends, I just feel compelled to ask you, do you have a better plan? Do you have a better solution? Do you have a greater hope than Jesus Christ?
Because there is none. There is none. We love you, he loves you, I love you. We invite you, trust in Jesus! Trust in Jesus! Trust in Jesus! And we would invite you today to make the most important decision of your entire life, turning from sin, trusting in him. The Bible says, “Repent and be baptized.” That is what Jesus is inviting you to today: to repent, to turn from sin, to stop living the life you’ve lived and start living the life that he has chosen for you, the life patterned after his by the grace that he gives, for the glory he deserves.
If you’re feeling this in your heart, that this word from God is for you and ringing true, that is God the Holy Spirit prompting you, compelling you, convicting you, convincing you that you need Jesus. And we would invite you to trust in Jesus Christ.
Come to church today.
This devotion is adapted from here.
