Matthew 16:13-17 states,

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

As Pastor John MacArthur notes his work One Perfect Life: The Complete Story of the Lord Jesus,

“God had opened Peter’s heart to this deeper knowledge of Christ by faith. Peter was not merely expressing an academic opinion about the identity of Christ; this was a confession of Peter’s personal faith, made possible by a divinely regenerated heart.”

With the current culmination of the college and professional football leagues the emphasis is, as always, on seeing the ball cross the goal line.

For Empowering Action personal confessions of faith in Jesus Christ, as a result of a divinely regenerate heart, are the ultimate goal, and grounds for celebration.

Beyond alleviating the transient effects of physical poverty, our ultimate ambition is serving as ministers of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18) to address the eternal ramifications of spiritual poverty.