Placing a name or description, or even a title on Jesus has been debated for over 2,000 years. Mark 8:27 Jesus asked what others said. Who do men say that I am …?
When Jesus asked the question, “Who do men say that I am? He did not need the information. He wanted to discover what was in the minds of the men and women who spoke of him. It does not matter what you call God. As long as you do. This is the most important question which confronts people of all generation.
What is particularly important that the apostles should be instructed in the all-important fact of WHO Jesus is, and was, and shall be forever. And that is the real issue. We may well call Him by many names, never-the-less, the vital, the essence of who He was, is, and will always be must be unchangeable. A God that does not change. Just because we call Him one thing does not change His being. What we call Jesus is more of a personal thing. It speaks loudly our perception of God. I had one lady in church that used the name of “Baby Jesus”, another would refer to God as “Daddy God”, and some would call Him Messiah, Christ, Lord, King, Father, or even Triune God Head. And each describes what the individual is looking for in God.
Listen carefully as you pray. What names do you use? And please remember:
- You can’t change God
- You can’t change God’s will
- You can’t change God’s plan
- You can change God’s methodology because he still uses people.
- You can change you
- God can change you.
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