Jesus: The Son of the Living God
Simon Peter answered and said,
"You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus is the Son of the Living God. All false gods have no life in them. False gods don’t think or love; nor do they answer the prayers offered to them. They may be carved from wood or stone; they can’t communicate with you, and they can’t give life to those who worship them. Jesus is the Son of the Living God; both Jesus and the Father are alive and have always lived. There was never a time when the living God didn’t exist. Perhaps the Father’s greatest creative act was when He breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life. And in that creative act, life was given to Adam; and through generations of procreation, life was given to you.
I come to You, living God, I thank You for creating me in Your image. Because I have a mind, I think about You. Because I have emotions, I love You. Because I have a will, I choose to follow You.
Jesus is the Son of the Living God. He gave you spiritual life through His death, burial, and resurrection: “I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). You have two kinds of life: (1) You received eternal life by believing in Jesus, and (2) you can enjoy satisfying life more abundantly by magnifying Jesus in all you do.
I cling to You, Son of the Living God, for without You I don’t have life. But with You in my heart, I have eternal life. Today, help me enjoy Your abundant life. Amen.
Go Deeper: Matthew 16:13-16
Jesus gives you all types of life.
