The Jesus Question

Jesus was walking down the road one day with his Disciples, and he asked them a couple of questions. He asked them, "Who do people say that I am?" The Disciples said, "Well, some say you're John the Baptist come back from the dead. Others say you're Elijah. Some say you're one of the great Prophets." And then Jesus asked his second question. He said to them, "Who do you say that I am?" I call out the Jesus question, and sooner or later everyone has to answer the Jesus question. You can't avoid the question. It's the unavoidable question about the inescapable God, and you have to answer the question for yourself. I can't answer the question for you. I can't answer the question for my kids. Your parents can't answer it for you. Your professors can't answer it for you. Your friends can't answer it for you. You have to answer it for yourself. When Jesus steps toward you and looks you in the eye and says, "Who do you say that I am?" That's the question that we all have to answer at different times in our lives. And you might have answered it at one point in your life. You might have said, "Well, Jesus is this or Jesus is that." Well, maybe it's time to rediscover the Jesus question. Maybe it's time to rediscover the inescapable friend who only wants good things for you. That's who Jesus is. He wants good things for you. He wants good things for you more than you want good things for yourself. That's an incredible friend, and we all need a friend like that.

Un día por el camino, hizo Jesús un par de preguntas a sus discípulos. Les preguntó: –¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo? –Ellos contestaron–: Algunos dicen que eres Juan Bautista, otros que Elías o alguno de los profetas. –Entonces Jesús les hizo la segunda pregunta–: Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy yo? Esta es la pregunta de Jesús, y tarde o temprano cada uno tiene que responderla. No puedes esquivarla. Es la pregunta inevitable acerca de un Dios ineludible, y tienes que contestar esa pregunta por ti mismo. Yo no puedo responderla por ti. No puedo responderla por mis hijos. Tus padres no pueden responderla por ti. Tus profesores no la pueden responder por ti. Tus amigos no la pueden responder por ti. Tienes que responderla por ti mismo. Cuando Jesús camina hacia ti, te mira a los ojos y dice: «¿Quién dices que soy yo?». Esa es la pregunta que tenemos que contestar todos en distintas instancias de nuestra vida. Y puede que lo hayas hecho en algún momento. Pudiste haber dicho: «Bueno, Jesús es esto o aquello». Bueno, quizás es tiempo de redescubrir la pregunta de Jesús. Quizá es tiempo de redescubrir al amigo ineludible que solo desea el bien para ti. Ese es Jesús. Él quiere el bien para ti, más de lo que tú lo quieres para ti mismo. Es un amigo espléndido y todos necesitamos un amigo así.