Mark 8:27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
I must admit that Jesus’s question in verse 27 struck me as odd. “Who do people say I am?” seems very….needy, very “Are people talking about me? What are they saying about me? Tell me!” That neediness is definitely not Jesus.
Mark 8:28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
Commentary says Jesus asks the question in verse 27 so that He can ask the more important followup question in verse 29: “But what about you?…Who do you say I am?” Bless them, the disciples have gotten so very many things wrong, but Peter knows the correct answer here: “You are the Messiah.”
Mark 8:29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
Precious Savior, Thank You for who You are and who You are to me. Thank You that even when I doubt and fear, even when I get things so very wrong so very often, that I know who You are: You are the Messiah. You are my Lord and my God. You are my Salvation, my Rock, my Cornerstone. Thank You. Amen.
Mark 8:30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
Have a blessed day.