Who do you say Jesus is?

My goal in life is to become more like Jesus with each day that passes by. Often times I think we try to define Jesus in literal qualities. We attempt to assemble all the attributes and qualities we possibly can (all of which are good of course) and generally he gets put into our own little perception of Jesus box. This Jesus box contains all the quantitative qualities that Jesus had/has. People attempt to talk and relate to him according to what is in the box.

When we look at what the Bible has to say about who Jesus was/is we see him say that he is the Son of Man, bread, light, water and vines. Most of the time when referencing who he is or his character he speak in poetry and parables. These metaphors provide an array of qualities to help us define our Lord Jesus, but instead I want to look at Jesus through another lens. When John the Baptist sent people to confirm Jesus as the Messiah, after they ask him, Jesus asks who the people say he is.

Instead of looking at Jesus as a list of constants ask yourself who Jesus is to your life. How have your encounters with him and the writing about him led you to experience him? C.S. Lewis once said “Jesus is the question not the answer, Jesus relies on our experience, our encounters with him first, and then out of this he asks us Who do you say I am.” Take a moment and ask yourself that question. Then ask yourself how you are like Jesus. And how can you become more like Jesus.