Rising from John’s baptism at the beginning of His ministry, the heavens opened upon Jesus with an unmistakable message. “And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17 NKJV. So when Jesus asked the disciples what people thought about Him, it was not because He had lost His identity. Again, though it was an attempt to get feedback, He wasn’t seeking man’s endorsement. Jesus never sought human endorsement at any time. He Himself has said, “I do not receive honour from men” (John 5:41). It was not a self-improvement drive either. Even the people testified that He did all things well. (See Mark 7:37). His question was to lead them to an understanding of His divinity, which could only happen by revelation. When God asks you a question, it is to lead you to some new consciousness.

When God asks you a question, it is to lead you to some new consciousness…we must still have it at the back of our minds that it is only God who can open the door of understanding to us.

Jesus stressed the importance of divine disclosure in our quest to know God. “All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” Matthew 11:27 NKJV. Apostle Paul told the Galatians that the gospel which he preached was not taught to him by man but came through the revelation of Christ. While this is not a blanket ban on receiving teachers and teaching aids, we must still have it at the back of our minds that it is only God who can open the door of understanding to us.