Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Witnessing the Messiah John 5:1-3,5-16 WITNESSING is born forth from a concrete encounter with someone or something - a family member, a friend, or even an enemy. It is also true with witnessing God's presence - it is borne out of a myriad of experiences of God's loving presence and how he brings life to us and others. We need to purify our senses before we can give witness to God.  From belief that he can be cured by the waters, Jesus brought him to a deeper realization that Jesus himself can cure the man as the Messiah.  Who is the Messiah for us? The Messiah brings change to our hearts and lives.  We experience concrete conversion.  We cannot live double lives.  We can subdue one over the other.  We need to rue sin so we can experience change in our lives brought about by our faith in Jesus. Third, witnessing to the Messiah always leads us to the truth.  Truth frees us from darkness and commits us to doing what is right.  God leads ...

Faithfulness and betrayal John 13:21-33,36-38  Everything in the Old Testament is revealed in Jesus.  Jesus is the picture of the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament.  In the book of Isaiah, the Messiah is a servant so pleasing to the Father that He himself is Israel.  His words are like sharp swords, and God alone is his strength.  The Messiah is a faithful, obedient Servant. In the Gospel, Jesus prophesied who will betray him.  But he will be glorified by the Father.  Those who are not like the Messiah are traitors; they betray the Master.  In the case of Peter, those who are opposite the Messiah live in fear.  they are not free. The marks of the Messiah become our own marks as well.  We are formed by God even before we were born.  We are given gifts so we can change the world.  And our courage is the Lord; He alone is our strength.