Who do I say that he is?

‎13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [a]Elijah; but still others, [b]Jeremiah, or ...one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are [c]the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon [d]Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 I also say to you that you are [e]Peter, and upon this [f]rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth [g]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth [h]shall have.

 

This sorta hit me this morning. Really in a way I had never thought of. I mean Ive been dealing with some stuff lately internally. I have been confronting the fact that sometimes I get caught up in what others are doing. I know there are times I tell my daughter. " I dont care what everybody else is doing, you are my daughter". I feel sometimes God has to smack me and say the same. Its easy to say well so and so this or that. I guess the way the passage hit me this morning is it doesnt matter. When we stand before God he isnt gonna ask me what so and so did he is gonna ask me what I did. When he asked Peter who he said he was the first thing Peter answered is well some folks. Jesus didnt ask him that at that point it wasnt about some folks it was about Peter. I think a lot of times I get caught up in others that I forget sometimes its just about me. I must acknowledge that Christ is the son of the living God. Then will I inherit what he has for me. Its not about who anyone other than me. Its my choice and I have to make that choice but when I do then I will have the rock the foundation in which everything else is to be built.