Luke 9:18-20 - You are the Messiah

9:18-20

In 9:7-9 we read of there being various speculations as to who Jesus was, none of them accurate. Now Jesus asks His disciples what they think. We need to remember that when we look at Jesus and the gospels we look with hindsight, the disciples were in the midst of it, in the midst of the revelation being made. He did this on an occasion when He finally had managed to get time alone with them. First Jesus asked them what the crowds were saying about Him.  The disciples essentially repeat what was said in 9:7-9. The world will always have various opinions as to who Jesus is, these opinions will rarely be accurate. Yet it is important to know what the world thinks, then we are better able to communicate with them.

“But what about you?” The you is emphatic. It is our personal response to Jesus that counts. Jesus asked the disciples, but Peter spoke up on behalf of all of them. Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah. The words were correct, but their understanding of what they meant was woefully inadequate.