Qui est Jésus Christ ? (2)

[Jésus] leur dit : Et vous, qui dites-vous que je suis ? Simon Pierre répondit : Tu es le Christ, le Fils du Dieu vivant. Matthieu 16. 15, 16
 

Voici les déclarations de personnes qui ont vu Jésus et ont cru en lui :

– Siméon, un homme âgé, prenant le petit enfant Jésus dans ses bras, a dit : “Mes yeux ont vu ton salut, que tu as préparé devant tous les peuples” (Luc 2. 30, 31).

– Jean le Baptiseur : “Voilà l’Agneau de Dieu qui ôte le péché du monde !” (Jean 1. 29).

– André, le frère de Pierre : “Nous avons trouvé le Messie (ce qui se traduit par : Christ)” (Jean 1. 41).

– Une femme de Samarie : “Venez, voyez un homme qui m’a dit tout ce que j’ai fait ; celui-ci n’est-il pas le Christ ?” (Jean 4. 29).

– Pierre : “Seigneur, … tu as les paroles de la vie éternelle ; et nous, nous croyons et nous savons que toi, tu es le Saint de Dieu” (Jean 6. 68, 69).

– Un aveugle guéri par Jésus : “C’est un prophète” (Jean 9. 17). Plus tard, Jésus lui a demandé : “Crois-tu au Fils de Dieu ?” Il a répondu : “Je crois, Seigneur !” Et il lui a rendu hommage (v. 36-38).

– L’officier romain, près de la croix de Jésus : “En vérité, cet homme était juste” (Luc 23. 47). “Véritablement, cet homme était Fils de Dieu” (Marc 15. 39).

– Thomas, devant Jésus ressuscité : “Mon Seigneur et mon Dieu !” (Jean 20. 28).

Tout au long de la vie du Seigneur, des personnes ont compris qu’il venait véritablement de Dieu. Et après sa mort, beaucoup l’ont encore accepté comme leur Sauveur et leur Seigneur. L’avez-vous fait ?

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Let Me Stay!

One thing I ask from the Lord . . . that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. Psalm 27:4

Father, You’re my delight and my joy. I long to worship You without distraction or interruption.

Today's Scripture & Insight:

As they made their way toward their car, Zander escaped his mother’s arms and made a mad dash back toward the church doors. He didn’t want to leave! His mom ran after him and tried to lovingly wrangle her son so they could depart. When his mother finally scooped four-year-old Zander back into her embrace, he sobbed and reached longingly over her shoulder toward the church as they walked away.

Zander may merely have enjoyed playing with friends at church, but his enthusiasm is a picture of David’s desire to worship God. Though he might have asked God to thwart his enemies for his own comfort and security, David wanted peace to prevail so that he could instead “gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). His heart’s desire was to be with God—wherever He was—and to enjoy His presence. Israel’s greatest king and military hero intended to use peacetime to “sing and make music to the Lord” (v. 6).

We can freely worship God anywhere, for He now dwells within us through faith in the person of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 3:17). May we yearn to spend our days in His presence and to gather corporately to worship Him with other believers. In God we find our safety and our greatest joy.

By:  Kirsten Holmberg

Reflect & Pray

When have you experienced a passionate yearning to worship God? What keeps you from experiencing that more frequently?

Read “Pure Worship.”