Name of God

 

Jesus we believe, you and the Father is One God

   Lord, when you said you are Son of God they tried to kill you. He answer to them was, ‘My Father still goes on working, and I am at work, too.’ But that only made Jews even more intent on killing him, because not only was breaking the Sabbath, but he spoke of God as his own Father and so made himself God’s equal. Here Jesus said God is "My Father". Jesus and Father is doing the Heavenly mysterious work together for His own creation. This made the Jews got angry towards Jesus and they made up their mind to kill him. He again said, whatever the Father do he does also, this means Jesus and Father is One and cannot be separated. When we honor the Son,  we honor the Father too, this is the way the unity of God the Father and God the Son is an inseparable dignity. When Jesus said he and the Father is One God and Jews got angry because of this: Jesus answered ‘To this Jesus replied: In all truth I tell you, by himself the Son can do nothing: and whatever the Father does the Son does too. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he himself does, and he will show him even greater things than these, works that will astonish you. Thus, as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son gives life to anyone he chooses; for the Father judges no one; he has entrusted all judgements to the Son, so that all may honour Son as they honour the Father. Whoever refuses honour to the Son refuses honour to the Father who sent him? In all truth I tell you, whoever listens to my words, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life…’(Jon. 5:17-24)’ Whatever Father do, the Son also does and Jesus doesn’t do any thing of his own but he do always the Father’s will. Father entrusted all the judgements to the Son, Jesus Christ. Whoever refuses to honor the Son, refuses the Father and they never believe in God. Those who disrespect the One God; the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit would be perished and they will not enter eternal life.  

Name of God

 

Jesus, You are the Christ Son of the Living God .

  When we believe that Father and the Son is one, then only our faith will increase. This faith makes us  grow spiritual and enter into maturity in grace. But growing spiritual means we should become nothing. Let us pray to our Lord, to make us empty our pride and all kind of grudges.  ‘He must grow greater, I must grow less’ (Jon. 3: 30) Lord, increase our faith in you. Like St. Peter proclaimed his faith. Jesus said, ‘who do you say I am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’ (Matt.16: 16). Matthew 16:17 (D-R): because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. Believing Jesus is the Son of God is ultimate step for our spiritual life. Father and son is the only One God, this should be our faith. Lord, make us empty ourselves and fill your grace in us. Unless are not in the Spirit of God we don’t understand the Name and greatness of our Lord. We should be humble like Mother Mary to understand the mysteries of God. Mary said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to me as you have said.’(Lk. 1: 38) ‘The greater you are, the more humbly you should behave, and then you will find favour with the Lord’ (Sir. 3: 18)

The Name of God

 

Sanctify ourselves and our Lord will work wonders among us. 

   God allows only the holy people to stand in the presence of Him. Lord asked Moses and the Israelites to see His presence only Moses allowed to go close to him and talk to him. God ordered Moses no one should come closer to him otherwise they will die. We should sanctify ourselves, and then only we could see God. Yahweh then said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and tell them to sanctify themselves today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes and be ready for the day after tomorrow, in the sight of all the people; Yahweh will descend on Mount Sinai. You will mark out the limits of the mountain and say, “Take care not to go up the mountain of the touch the edge of it. Anyone who touches the mountain will be put to death. No one may lay a hand on him: he must be stoned or shot by arrow; whether man of beast, he shall not live.” When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they must go up the mountain.’ So Moses came down from the mountain to the people; he made the people sanctify themselves and they washed their clothes. He then said to the people, ‘Be ready for the day after tomorrow; do not touch a woman.’(Exodus.19: 10-15). Let us sanctify ourselves to meet Jesus and the  Father in His glory. I remember years back when I was in distress Br.Abey gave thre Word of God, Josh 3:5. Joshua said to the peoples, ‘Sanctify yourselves, since tomorrow Yahweh will work wonders among you’  I received this Word of God. All the worries and troubles vanished by the grace of God. God made marvelous miracles in me in that particular time to do what exactly He wants in me. He wiped away all my tears and kept me stand firm in Jesus. Praise God! And praise His Holy Name. 

Name of God

 

Jesus said: I am He, they moved back and fell on the ground. 

   When Our Lord said to the Sadducees and the Pharisees this Word ‘I am He’, they were trembled in fear and were withdrawn back and fall on the ground. Jesus shows us no one can stand in front of the power of God. But he is merciful and he emptied himself to be like us. If God says ‘I am’ that means nothing sustain in front of his power. There is only one ‘I’, who is our Lord and God.  ‘Knowing everything that was to happen to him, Jesus came forward and said, ‘Who are you looking for?’ They answered, ‘Jesus Nazarene.’ He said, ‘I am He.’ Now Judas the traitor was standing among them. When Jesus said to them, ‘I am He,’ they moved back and fell on the ground. He asked them a second time, who are you looking for? They said Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus replied ‘I have told that I am He. If I am the one you are looking for, let these others go’. This was to fulfil the words he had spoken, ‘Not one of those you gave me have I lost ’ (Jon. 18: 4-9). Nobody can stand in-front of the power of God. When Jesus said: ‘I Am He’ they all moved back because of the power by his Word. Jesus himself is the Word and they were afraid of him and they fall on the ground. How powerful his Word is and He is the Creator of all the Universe. He  humbled Himself to fulfill His mission for salvation of all humanity.