S – “But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?” 

¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:15–16 CSB

O – Commentary:

But what about you? Who do you say I am?

Speaking for the disciples, Peter spoke his now-famous words, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. As “the Christ,” He is the Messiah. Ho christos is the New Testament equivalent of the Old Testament māšîaḥ, which means “the anointed One.” In Him are fulfilled all the promises of God to the nation. And as the Old Testament made clear, the Messiah is more than a human being; He is God (Isa. 9:6; Jer. 23:5–6; Micah 5:2). Peter thus acknowledged Jesus’ deity as the Son of the living God. 

  “Matthew,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – This question is posed to all of us in our lives.  “Who do you say that Jesus is?”  That is a question we must answer and will be accountable for when we stand before God. It will be the bridge to our relationship with God or the reason we are separate from Him.  My hope is that all would accept that Jesus is God’s son and our savior.

R – Heavenly Father, you are holy, holy, holy.  Thank you for the gift of Jesus as our savior.  It is through accepting Him and the shedding of his blood to forgive us of our sins that we have a relationship with you.  We invite the Holy Spirit to work in us today to continue to draw us closer to you.