Gospel: John 7:40-53
Some in the crowd
who heard these words of Jesus said, “This is truly the Prophet. Others said,
“This is the Christ. But others said, “The Christ will not come from Galilee,
will he? Does not Scripture say that the Christ will be of David’s family and
come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived? So a division occurred in
the crowd because of him. Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one
laid hands on him.
So the guards went
to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring him?
The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this man. So the
Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the
authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, which does not
know the law, is accursed. Nicodemus, one of their members who had come to him
earlier, said to them “Does our law condemn a man before it first hears him and
finds out what he is doing? They answered and said to him “You are not from
Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”
Then each went to
his own house.
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Reflection:
What will happen to
us if we try to read the words of Jesus in the bible with reverence and reflection? It will change us and create a
positive impact in our lives. There would be a life changing event that will
renew us spiritually.
The guards who were
supposed to arrest Jesus were suddenly changed by the very words of Jesus. Thus
they were not able to carry out their mission they instead became secret
followers of Jesus. This is the great mystery of the words of Jesus once we read
it. It will capture and change our life for the better.
Just try reading His
words in the bible with piety and notice how it will sink to you and how it
will soon change and transform you. There’s great power in the words of Jesus
if only we would try to read and reflect upon it.
But do we still have
time to read His words in the bible? We should create time for this noble endeavor
for this is our ticket to have a personal encounter with Him. This is our
ticket to know Jesus more deeply and intimately.
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