The one who
comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and
speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven is above all. He
testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
Whoever does accept his testimony certifies that God is trustworthy. For the
one whom God sent speaks the words of God. He does not ration his gift of the
Spirit. The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. Whoever
believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see
life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.
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Reflection:
What would
happen to us if we would detach ourselves from Jesus? We become a citizen of
this world everything that we do in this world is anchored in this finite world
alone. Many people live for this world alone they think that there’s no God and
there’s no heaven and hell.
So when
trials or problems come along their way they have no other recourse but to
solve their trials based on what this world has taught them to do. And when
they are not able to solve their trials. They begin to lose hope in this world
and in themselves as well and it seems that it is the end of the world for them
already. And sad to say some of them would choose to end their lives.
What would
happen to you if you have Jesus in your life? You will be full of hope even if
the situation around you seem hopeless. This is the great difference of having
Jesus in your life; you will be full of hope and you will see things
differently. As opposed to someone who doesn’t have Jesus in his/her life.
In our gospel
for this Thursday it says: Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but
whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon
him.
The choice is
ours to take, if we would allow Jesus to come into our lives or we would
continue to shut the doors of our hearts to Jesus. This we have to bear
in mind: if we have Jesus we would always have hope. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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