CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - Loyal When Corrected

 Not long after that busy time, Jesus led his apostles and some disciples on a long trek northward. The snowcapped peak of Mount Hermon, at the northernmost limit of the Promised Land, was a time visible even from the blue waters of the Sea of Galilee. Gradually, that mountain loomed higher as the group approached, following the rising terrain up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi Land to the south, Jesus asked his followers an important question. 

"Who are the crowds saying that I am?" He wanted to know. We just imagine Peter looking into Jesus' eyes, sensing again his Master's kindness and his powerful, clear intelligence. Jesus was interested in the conclusions his audiences were drawing from what they saw and heard. Jesus' disciples answered the question, repeating some of the poplar misconceptions surrounding Jesus' identity. But Jesus wanted to know more. Were his closest followers making the same mistakes? "You, though, who do you say I am?" he asked.  - LUKE 9:18-20.

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