Gospel: John
1:35-42
John was
standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said,
"Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he said and
followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them,
"What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi"
(which translated means Teacher), "where are you staying?" He said to
them, "Come, and you will see." So they went and saw where he was
staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard John and
followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, "We
have found the Messiah," which is translated Christ. Then he brought him
to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John;
you will be called Cephas," which is translated Peter.
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Reflection:
A sinful man
saw a poster that states: Do you want to know Jesus? If your answer is yes, you
have to read the first four gospels of the new testament. Out of curiosity the
sinful man followed the instruction and he read the first four gospels of the
new testament. As he read it he felt an edifying feeling that he never felt
before in his life. He therefore left everything that made him sin and he
became a zealous follower of the Lord.
The call
of Jesus comes to us in different shapes and forms. It sometimes come to us through
a life altering experience. It comes to us through a friend who would invite us
to church and there we become enlightened about the life of Jesus.
What is
important in these Jesus experience is our willingness to walk the extra mile
to be with Jesus. What does this mean? It simply means that we would be willing
to leave behind everything for Jesus. Many do this and they experience a life
changing conversion.
Many respond
as well but they’re not willing to leave behind sin. They continue to sin even
if they know that sin is not good and against the teaching of the faith and
Jesus. They therefore continue to mire themselves in sin that would eventually
make life miserable for them.
When the followers
of John left him for Jesus, it was not an easy decision for them. But they had a strong resolve to follow Jesus.
So they did and from being ordinary
fisherman they became extra-Ordinary fishers of men.
You may
as well encounter an offer to follow Jesus. Follow Him with all your heart this
simply means that you would be willing to leave sin behind. And you leave everything
including your very life in the healing hands of Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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