" Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." (Matt 16:13-16)
Jesus asked Peter what seemed to be the obvious. Apparently it wasn't to most people. They thought Jesus was John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.
BUT WHY?
They were so busy caught up in their life , that when Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, was in their midst, they did not know who He was. They wanted a God that met their needs the way they saw fit, not for His will to be done. When they weren't satisfied they called Him anything but God. Look in the previous chapters. They kept asking for this and that, and eventually Jesus got tired of it.
It's sad isn't it? Let me ask you this. How many times have we missed God's presence because we were too busy thinking about ourselves?
A whole lot I think...
The fact is God is always with us. When we start thinking about His will and not our will, we will, start seeing Him more clearly as He truly is.
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