Friday, June 12, 1998
Friday, June 12, 1998
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)
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.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, you mission has never ended. May I continue your mission of love.
Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA