Purpose and Vision – Part 5
- Rick Piña
- Jan 29, 2012
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 13
Two major points I want to make this week:
You can’t do any of what we have taught this month if you don’t know who you are.
You won’t know who you are until you know who Jesus is!
(Mat 16:13-19 KJV) When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Simon discerned Jesus’ true identity:
Jesus asked who others identified Him to be
Other misidentified Jesus to be either: John the Baptist, Jeremiah, Isaiah, or one of the prophets
He then wanted to know is His disciples could properly identify Him
The question was posed to all 12
Only one (Simon) received the answer
The answer came by revelation (not flesh and blood)
By identifying Jesus’ true identity, Simon found his own (Peter):
You ID’d me, so let me now ID you
Simon, You are Peter
Closing thoughts:
When you find Jesus you are able to find yourself
When you find yourself you will be able to discover your purpose
You don’t come up with your purpose, you discover it
When you discover your purpose you will receive incremental vision
When you walk in accordance with God-given vision you will experience divine provision and favor
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