In Matthew 16:13 Jesus asked his disciples a very important question:  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”  But then two verses later, Jesus asked them another question – one that had far-reaching personal implications:  “But who do YOU say that I am?”  It is a question that as believers in Jesus Christ we should be asking ourselves daily – “Who is Jesus to me, personally?”  

Of course it was Peter who spoke up and answered Jesus:  “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” and Jesus blessed him for his answer in verse 17.  Many years later, shortly before Peter died a martyr’s death, he wrote his final letter to the believing church and concluded it with this exhortation:  “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).