Who does He say that I am?

I believe the most important question asked in the bible is the question Jesus asked of His disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" (Mt. 15:16) As a believer, it all really hinges on that one question. If you don't answer that question correctly and then accept Him for who He is, you have missed the boat. Having answered that question myself and although I have faith that my answer is correct, I still find myself doubting who I am in Him. That is why I sometimes ask, "Who does He say that I am?" I have had issues with identifying who and what I am supposed to be. Looking back on my life I don't know that people would really see that as being true. I have always had "friends" and to a certain degree been considered popular. At the very least I was never unknown or really hidden in the crowd. My identity however was always caught up in things that were temporary. Band, football, a girlfriend, muscles, certain cars, money, etc. It has taken me over 20 years to start to live in a way that begins to reflect the lesson I have always known in my heart; those things don't truly matter. I certainly don't believe any of those things are bad or evil, however when the absoluteness of Christ is not your foundation you are setting yourself up for huge let down.

Who does He say that I am? I am His child, His friend, His temple; I am to behave as a functioning part of His body. Is that all I am to Him? No, but it's as excellent a place to start as any. Breaking it down into more specifics would take quite a while. The great news for us is as we increase in our knowledge of Him and who we are in Him; we start to live a life of walking and discovering who we truly are. That has been a very scary and yet fulfilling process for me. I know I have merely scratched the surface which causes me to want to delve even deeper to further discover who I am and what I have buried that He wants to resurrect. One of my favorite verses in recent months has been Philippians 3:13-14, Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.