Thought of the Day October 2, 2019 Jesus and the will of God
Let us reflect on the rhythm in the life of Jesus.
Sensing the deep call from the Father, he went down to the Jordan to verbalize
his yes to the Father, without knowing the every iota of that call. While in
prayer, Luke tell us, he experiences his first public manifestation of the
Father’s will. We read: “After all the people
had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven
was opened and the Holy Spirit
descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” (Luke 3:21-22) This myth experience of the kiss of the
Father in the Holy Spirit sustained Jesus throughout his earthly ministry.
He next spends forty
days and night in prayer and fasting to begin an important phase of his
ministry, confronting the temptations of the Devil not to be obedient to the
will of God, but to seek his own way in life. How often do we turn to prayer in
the face of onslaughts of the evil one?
Knowing that he was not
to minister alone, Jesus prayed for the Father to reveal to him from the many
disciples who were following him, who were the Twelve upon which he will build
the kingdom of God. In major decisions
affecting our ministry do we seek the Lord’s will and plan?
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