Gospel:
John 1:43-51
Jesus
decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him,
"Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and
Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about
whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from
Nazareth." But Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come from
Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw
Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true child of
Israel. There is no duplicity in him." Nathanael said to him, "How do
you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called
you, I saw you under the fig tree." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you
are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus answered and said
to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig
tree? You will see greater things than this." And he said to him,
"Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of
God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
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Reflection:
Do you
believe that Jesus knows everything about you? Yes, Jesus knows everything
about you! Your thoughts, your actions, your sinful past and your future with
Him if you would choose to journey with Him for your future.
Jesus in
the gospel tells Nathanael that he knows about him even if they have just meet
for the first time. This is how powerful Jesus is, He is all knowing but how
come very few are following Him? This is for the reason that only a few wants
to work under His vineyard.
What a
paradox of life; quite a few wants to volunteer their time for the advancement
of the teachings of Jesus. For what reason? For the reason that you will not
earn a windfall of money under Jesus? But money is temporary, in fact it easily
slips from our hands.
However,
if you would choose to do work for Jesus you are already assured of life beyond
this life. You are assured of His lifetime guidance, you are assured that Jesus
will walk with you even under the most trying times of your life.
Jesus is also assuring you of His unconditional love that is if you will choose Him over anything in this world. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Jesus is also assuring you of His unconditional love that is if you will choose Him over anything in this world. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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