Who Do You Say I AM?
2026-01-30 I want us to settle on a question Jesus asked his disciples that will decide everything about how you live: who do you say I am? I'm speaking to you now as one who has walked through seasons of war, waiting, and building, and I'm inviting you into a place of clarity and authority.
Why that question matters
Jesus framed a rhetorical challenge so we would stop bargaining with half-belief. People around him were saying many things—John the Baptist, Elijah, a prophet—but then he asked the twelve, directly: who do you say I am? That shift from third-person chatter to an intimate confession forces a decision. You either believe God's testimony and live under his authority, or you remain double-minded and receive nothing.
Double-mindedness is spiritual paralysis. When you listen to a hundred voices—culture, fear, the headlines—and try to weigh them against God's voice, you become lukewarm. Scripture says the double-minded person receives nothing. The remedy is simple but costly: choose. Declare who Jesus is and, by that declaration, claim who you are in him.
Belief becomes authority
It's not enough to know doctrine. The gospel is designed to activate you. When Jesus said, "I have given you authority," he meant it. We were made in God's image and called to exercise dominion—rooting out darkness and then rebuilding. That authority is not theoretical power; it is an operational reality when faith and humility meet.
Recently I walked someone through this in real time. A mother came in frantic over her son's entanglements—addictions, occult exposure, spiritual torment. She wanted a miracle but was frozen in worry and pride. Sometimes you need to be steadied into your role. I told her: you are his mother. You already carry jurisdiction. Stop flailing and start speaking. When she began to speak with authority—simple, direct commands against the darkness—the atmosphere in her home changed. That is the God-kind of parenting and stewardship Jesus intends for every believer.
The season shift: from sifting to building
We have been through a sifting. That was necessary. Sifting exposes the roots that will choke new growth—unbelief, pride, residue of trauma. But the word coming now is about shifting and building. The prophetic stream I received called this an Amos 9:11-style restoration: a movement from hiddenness into increase, from restraint into open supply, from weariness in warfare to reigning from a place of rest.
What does that look like practically? Increased influence, fresh workers, divine connections, and the blueprints to plant again. Where there was lack, heaven will open supply lines. Where leaders have been wounded, God will bring reformation in love and new armor—an humility mantle that protects against the schemes of pride-driven strongholds.
Seed, death, and resurrection—your assignment
Here's a picture to keep: God put seed-bearing things into the earth on day three. A seed must go into the ground and die to itself to produce fruit. Jesus used the same metaphor: unless a seed falls and dies, it remains a seed. When you step from "seedness" into death to self, resurrection power produces a harvest 30, 60, 100 fold.
You are not a perpetual seed. You were formed before you were born; God knew you. The assignment given to prophets like Jeremiah—to root out and overthrow, then to build and replant—was given to us corporately as well. As spiritual sight increases, many will be commissioned into new territories. But first we tear up old roots of unbelief and plant the root-word of God in their place.
Testimony as prophetic action
Testimony is more than remembering; testimony is prophetic. The original meaning of testimony carries the sense of "do it again." When you speak what God has already done, you open the heavens for God to repeat his faithfulness. David’s testimony about killing lions and bears positioned him to face Goliath. Similarly, your testimony of God's past intervention invites God to move again in the present.
When we take communion we are not only remembering; we are reenacting the exchange—broken body for brokenness, spilled blood for our cleansing. By speaking the testimony of Jesus we declare both what was accomplished on the cross and what God will do now. That same testimony is the spirit of prophecy: it prophetically announces God's future action based on past faithfulness. Speak it!
How testimony works in practice
- Confession and repentance—admit the area you have given legal ground to and turn from it.
- Present the evidence—not your effort, but the broken body and blood of Christ that canceled the record against you (Colossians 2, Romans 8 themes).
- Speak the testimony—declare what Jesus has done. Use your words to invite the repeat of God's power.
- Act with authority—speak to the dark spirit, replant what was torn down, and steward the increase God provides.
Humility and power—an unlikely pair
Leviathan—pride in its many forms—operates in public and private. The protection God gives against it is humility, not humiliation. Humility is not self-abasement but the right posture toward the Source of power. When you carry authority and acknowledge the giver, strength multiplies. God wants people who will be both carriers of his glory and humble stewards of it.
As you walk humble and exercise authority, God gives increase. He expands territory, sends master builders, and downloads operational blueprints. Your assignment shifts from defending ruins to building thriving outposts of his presence.
Practical next steps
- Decide today: who do you say Jesus is? Say it plainly and anchor your identity in that confession.
- Root out the old—identify the beliefs that oppose God's word and remove them.
- Practice testimony—recount God's past faithfulness in the present and invite a repeat.
- Act in simple authority—speak clearly in your home, over your family, and into troubling news items with prayer and decrees.
- Keep humility as your garment—acknowledge the Source and give him all the glory.
We are entering an era that is more than a season; it is an epic shift. Heaven is aligning supply with assignment. The glory that falls through you will push out darkness. But it will only fully land where faith and humility make room. Who do you say I am? Let your answer shape everything you do.
Blessings, Howard Olsen
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