Gospel: John 5:33-36
But I have testimony greater than John’s. The works
that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my
behalf that the Father has sent me.
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Reflection:
Do you know John?
The people during Jesus’ time thought that John was
the promised Messiah, but John humbly told them that he was not. After John was
beheaded, Jesus started His three-year public ministry. Jesus called for
repentance, healed the sick, gave hope to the hopeless, and the like.
But they still found fault and did not believe. This
is due to the scheming of the high priest and those who were in position of
authority. In this season of advent Jesus calls us to believe in Him, to learn
from Him, to have hope and to give hope on His behalf and to repent from our
sins.
As we witness for Jesus, Satan will tempt us to place
ourselves prominently in front, rather than Jesus. Satan will tempt us to claim
for ourselves the wisdom that we have. But let us fight these temptations by
looking at John, by following his humility and fidelity towards Jesus.
As John has said: 'It is necessary that He must
increase and I must decrease' (John 3:30). This must also be our guiding
principle; Jesus must always shine brightly in our lives. As for us, let us
fade away, allowing Jesus to take the center stage, so that the faith He gave
us will continue to grow and bear much fruit. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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