Blessed art thou, Simon Bar–jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. (Matthew 16:17-19)(KJV)
Jesus asks His disciples what the world says about the Son of Man for which they all had answers. When Jesus asked the same to his disciples, Peter was the first to reply. Peter not only had a TRUE revelation about Christ, but had faith to profess boldly that Jesus was the son of the living God. This is what made Jesus to bless him differently. Because of his revelation Jesus named him Peter, indicating firmness in professing the truth he knew. Christ then declares the authority Peter would be given. What is our revelation of Christ, our blessings, our future everything relies on our revelation of Christ. To be truly blessed and to be truly given the authority, we need to that the right revelation and the boldness and firmness of Peter!!! Let us represent him boldly with the truth that God has revealed to us!!
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