Gospel: Mark
12:13-17
Some
Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his speech. They
came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that
you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion. You do not regard a person’s
status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to
pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?” Knowing
their hypocrisy he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius
to look at. They brought one to him and he said to them, “Whose image and
inscription is this? They replied to him, “Caesar’s. So Jesus said to them “Repay
to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. They were
utterly amazed at him.
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Reflection:
What is your obligation to Jesus? Your obligation is
to follow His teachings. And as stated by Jesus in the gospel paying the
rightful tax to the government is one of them. We disobey Jesus when we don’t pay
the taxes due to the government.
The question of paying the census tax had a deeper
meaning for it was created to trap Jesus. Yet Jesus was able to wiggle out of
this seemingly complicated situation. This was the reason why at the end of the
gospel the emissaries of Jesus’ opponents were utterly amazed at Him (Mark
12:17).
As shown in our gospel, Jesus always makes a way when
there seems to be no way. He will always make things possible for us. And He
will always be there to help us solve our problems no matter how complicated it
may seem.
Where are you in your life right now? Are you in a
predicament where you think that you’re about to surrender to your problems?
Are you at the point of being overwhelmed by your problems? Call on Jesus and
pray to Him. He is there just a prayer away, ever ready to help you solve your
problem. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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