"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"  Matthew 16:15

When Jesus asked this of His disciples Peter responded that Jesus was "the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

Later (recorded in John 21) Jesus asked Peter, "Do you love me?" and proceeded to tell the Fisherman to "feed my lambs."

This was Jesus' charge to Peter and was to be Peter's responsibility to Jesus' flock because of Peter's debt of love to Jesus. This was to be the statement made by Peter's life as to Who Jesus is.

Let's look at our personal accountability and responsibility to ‘group’ (as in 'church'): Because we owe Jesus – we tend the flock.

On the broad scale of civilization it can be difficult to find our role in society. It is easy to feel insignificant or escape feelings of obligation because of the enormity of the world's population and all the problems attendant to it.

With more than 1 billion people living in imminent danger of starvation and/or disease, where do we start?

The place where we must start is with our attitude...our commitment to 'tend the flock,' 'feed the lambs,' 'feed the sheep.'

Moses said to God, 'I stutter, I'm not a leader, what can I do?' God then asked Moses what was in his hand. Moses replied, 'A rod.' God said to go use it...that God would show Moses what to do with it.

Because we owe Jesus, we must tend to the needs of His lambs - His flock. That initial charge to Peter wasn't because Peter was destined to become the first bishop of the church at Rome...it was because they were gathered on the seashore eating fish that the Fisherman, Peter, had caught.

What's in your hand? Peter started as a fisherman and ended up the first bishop of the church at Rome. Moses stuttered and lacked leadership qualities...he eventually led the children of Israel out of bondage in Egypt and collected for them their 'law,' the Pentateuch.

Gideon, David, Thomas, John - so many individuals who were the youngest, the weakest, the poorest, filled with doubt and fear hiding in wine-presses, caves, behind locked doors...He takes the weak and makes them strong. He takes the simple to confound the wise. He takes the willing and changes their world.

What can the Lord do if you say to Him, "Jesus, I know that you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. I owe you a huge debt. How can I tend to the needs of your lambs, your flock?"

Without a doubt I believe that the Lord will open doors of opportunities right where you are, just as you are, and begin the marvelous journey so many others, whom we call great, have taken.

What does your life say about Who you believe Jesus to be?

Are you willing? Not to figure it out, just to be willing?