Change, Who Me? (OGW, 50)
Today’s reading follows both the Baptism of Jesus (which we
will celebrate January 12th) and the temptation of Jesus by the
devil in the desert.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 4, Jesus learns that John
the Baptist has been arrested so Jesus goes to Galilee. He has left Nazareth and gone to live in
Capernaum “by the sea.” See above map.
Here’s what I want to focus on: Jesus takes up the words of John the Baptist
when he says, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
Of course, the kingdom is at hand due to the presence of
Jesus as he is speaking the words, as well as his presence with us today, but
what does that message mean for us today?
While listening to the latest episode of Opening God’s Word,
let those words of John and Jesus sink in.
We are always wondering what we can DO to make a difference in this
world, and here we have Jesus himself telling us!
Are we ready to repent of our sins and the sins of the world? Just imagine how doing so would change the
way we relate to each other and how we act!
I hope you will share this with a friend who might need a
little encouragement today.
Have a blessed day in God’s Word!
Janet Cassidy
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