Prayer Prompt before reading JN 8:31-42: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am.
“YOU, A MAN, ARE MAKING YOURSELF GOD.” JN 10:31-42
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Jesus reveals two things today: 1. Scripture cannot be set aside and 2. “the Father is in me and I am in the Father”. Bold. Radical. He forces us to make a decision. Either we believe He is God who came into the world to save humanity from their sins or don’t and condemn ourselves eternally.
Why would Jesus say these things to the Jews? He knows stoning and death are the consequence for what He is claiming. He doesn’t back down and He continues to repeat himself in John’s Gospel adamantly that He is the Son of God and He is one with God. We have not even included the Bread of Life Discourse when Jesus tells us we must eat His Flesh and drink His Blood. Many of His own followers leave Him at this point.
He doesn’t change His testimony even when many close followers walked away. Would you continue to stand up for the Truth even if people you are close to walked away? Jesus is on a mission to do the Will of the Father and save humanity. He is about to follow through. We too have been chosen and sent for a mission. Have you asked God what it is yet?
Jesus speaks Truth, it is revealed in the Scriptures which “cannot be set aside”, comes from the Father, and gives us hope. Jesus can’t preach anything different. There is no other Divine Revelation, there is no other Creator. The Father of love, mercy, and Truth who allows us to call Him “Daddy” is the one True God. It is very difficult to believe, we need God’s grace, but most importantly we need to make a decision in our heart to believe and be open to this grace.
Today’s challenge: “And many there began to believe in him.” JN 10:42 Is your heart closer to Jesus since you started your Lenten journey or are you left with just a desire to be able to eat chocolate again? Take time each day to talk to Jesus, but most importantly sit in silence and listen.
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; We will live again!)
Be a servant, be a saint today!
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