Everybody has an opinion about Jesus. Some say a good teacher, a prophet, a moral example. Others say a fraud, a fake, a figment.

In Mark 8, Jesus asked the disciples who people said He is. They said folks believed He was John the Baptist or Elijah or one of the prophets reincarnated. Of course, that wasn’t true, but Jesus didn’t take time to correct them. He simply turned and asked, “But who do you say that I am?”

Notice the shift. He’s not as concerned with what the crowd believes or what your family believes, or what your church believes. He’s most concerned with what you believe. He’s asking you.

Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” That’s the only right answer. That’s the answer we should all give.

Beloved, borrowed opinions will not hold on the day you stand before God. No one can confess for you, and no one can deny for you. We will all stand on our own acceptance or our own denial of who Jesus really is. So set aside the polls and the podcasts, and answer Him personally. May your answer be settled, true, spoken, and lived out this week.

Jesus is the Christ, the only Savior of the World. Have confessed Him as your Savior and Lord?

Change begins in you!