Knowing the Truth
January 14th, 2010Chapel Daily Lectionary – Adapted From Evangelisches Tagzeitenbuch
Epiphany I 1st Corinthians 1:26-31 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God — and righteousness and sanctification and redemption — that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.” John 10:31-38 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.” Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods?” ‘ If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’ If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
It always amuses and pains me when I hear people say that they believe in Jesus but they do not believe he is God and some even say Jesus never claimed to be God. But this passage from the Gospel is a clear contradiction of this view. He claimed his divinity and the Jewish leaders were going to kill him for that. In this season of the church year we celebrate the revelation of God through Jesus. He is the God who can make the rich poor, who can make the weak strong, who can exalt the humble and bring down the proud. He is our God who can make a way out of no way. Let us Pray, Father we thank you that we are still in the land of the living , we ask your loving care and mercy on those around us who are not doing as well as we are. We pray for our brothers and sisters in Haiti in these days of hardship and difficulties for them. keep us from sin and protect us this day . Amen
