Jesus asked the all-important question, "Who do you say that I am?" His disciples had many responses to the previous question, "Who do other people say I am?" But when Jesus asked them personally, only one man gave an answer.
Peter said to Jesus, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Understanding the Old Testament, Peter declared that Jesus was the promised redeemer and He was the Son of the Living God.
On this powerful truth, Jesus promised to build His Church. The church are "the community of people called out of the kingdom of this world to take part in and advance the kingdom of Jesus Christ" (Darrin Patrick).
As one who is on the relative new journey of seeing a new church grow by displaying and declaring the good news so that others are called out of the kingdom of this world into the kingdom of God, the words of Jesus are both comfort and power.
The work of building the church is His work because it is His Church. He does not build the Church for a pastor or a people. He builds the Church for Himself, for He has always been at work to gather a people for Himself from all the people and nations of the world.
Trust must not be misplaced for the work. I dare not trust the music or programs, the preaching or facility. I must only trust that this is His work to gather a people as His Church. This He is doing through His followers to display His power and wisdom (Ephesians 3:10).
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