Peter and the other disciples were exposed to Godly wisdom and supernatural experiences by being with Jesus and we should be as well.
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16
Jesus asked a question to draw out the disciples, ‘Who am I?’ That’s a question everyone needs to have settled today, especially if we’re going to serve Him in any way!
Peter was the one who answered and Jesus in turn responded by identifying the source of Peter’s answer.
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.”
Jesus went on to deliver further revelation about the coming of His Church and our ultimate victory.
18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
There are two words in Greek for ‘Rock’ and one (Petra) means bedrock, that’s where a building needs to be founded on. Peter (Petros, a stone) is not the bedrock of the Church, Christ Himself is the only foundation for His Church. In saying the next words Christ told us and also the powers and principalities, that the Church will conquer; ‘The gates of Hades will NOT OVERCOME IT’. The final outcome is never in doubt, but there’s a battle to be won. Then He gave us a promise of authority extending into heaven, the realm of the spirit. These revelations are not available anywhere other than in the Word of God.
Some of us may be waiting for Christ to move on our behalf, but He’s delegated authority to us and we have power over our enemies. We must speak out and use what’s been given us. He will not do everything for us, we have to take our rightful place as His body here on earth. Don’t be afraid to speak out and bind the enemy in our own lives and our families. Jesus gave us this authority to use now!
20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
The things that Jesus revealed to His disciples were not to be spoken out to others. Only those with Jesus were shown these things. Surely it’s the same today, the closer we walk with the Lord the more light we’ll have, the greater our understanding will be. But we also have the advantage of knowing the secret things He spoke to His disciples, but we need to act of them.
May God bless and keep you today.