You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:37 NRSV Bible)
Now that Jesus had answered the Pharisees question, Jesus had a question for them. "What do you think of the messiah? Whose son is he?" One of them proudly answered, "The Son of David." "How is it then," asked Jesus, "that David, by the Spirit, calls him Lord?" The Pharisees had no response for Jesus. They left him without saying another word. From that day on, Matthew reports, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.

Jesus was more than the Pharisees and the other religious officials expected. They had a fixed image in their minds of what the messiah would be like. Jesus did not fit that image. Jesus was also more than the people expected a messiah to be. They thought in political terms of a messiah who was a mighty warrior. Again, Jesus did not fit their image. Jesus was more than anyone expected. Jesus was the Son of God. Jesus' mission and authority came directly from God.

When we truly love God and our neighbors, then we will more fully understand the mission of Jesus Christ and the love God has for each of us.

Lord Jesus, your mission has never ended. May I continue your mission of love. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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