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| | IN JESUS’ AUTHORITY “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” – Mark 1:27 “You can command those evil spirits, in the name of Jesus, and they will obey you! I mean COMMAND, not request, with a commanding voice!” I was passionately explaining to a congregation about the authority we have in the name of Jesus. In the prayer meeting the following week, a brother came to the front to share a story that had happened to him. One night, he and his wife were disturbed by noisy people outside their home. Some drunkards were having a drinking spree near their gate. Remembering the teaching he just heard, he called his wife to their room and, together, in the name of Jesus, they cast out those disturbing spirits who were using these people to upset their peace. They did it with authority. A few minutes later, the drunkards left. Just as the returning disciples said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name” (Luke 10:17), this authority is with us, too! Danny Tariman (danny@ dtariman.com) REFLECTION: Are you easily cowed by circumstances? You are an overcomer! You have the power and authority to overcome your situation. Thank You, Lord, for giving me the authority to use Your Name. Remind me to use this weapon when I face challenges. Amen. Servant of God Brother Juniper, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING It is not easy to be a prophet. Most of them suffered greatly at the hands of those to whom they were sent by God. Prophets will also be held to a higher accountability because they have been especially blessed in hearing God’s Word; they now have a responsibility to share it with others. Let us pray for the prophets of our time that they will be faithful in proclaiming God’s truth to us and that we will be faithful in responding. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 15 Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen. 16 This is exactly what you requested of the Lord, your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let us not again hear the voice of the Lord, our God, nor see this great fire any more, lest we die.’ 17 And the Lord said to me, ‘This was well said. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. 19 Whoever will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it. 20 But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’” P S A L M Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 R: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 1 Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalm to him. (R) 6 Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord who made us. 7 For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides. (R) Oh, that today you would hear his voice: 8 “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, 9 where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.” (R) 2ND READING It is not so much a matter of whether we are married or not. What matters is how faithful we are to living and proclaiming God’s Word as He calls us to do it. Let us always seek to make ourselves available to serve the Gospel whenever we can so that as many people as possible will have the opportunity to hear the Good News of salvation and respond to it. 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 32 Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. 33 But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, 34 and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 35 I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord without distraction. GOSPEL Some people think they can emphasize a point by saying it louder or by giving better arguments in favor of a certain conclusion. We all know that the best way to present a truth is to live it in our lives. The lived witness of the Gospel is what the world needs most; it is this that gives the Church any authority it has. Let us make sure that we always provide faithful witness to the truth of the Gospel. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light; on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen. Mark 1:21-28 21 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. 22 The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. 23 In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; 24 he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!” 25 Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” 26 The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. 27 All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” 28 His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee. 1st READING 2nd READING GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S LIST think: The best way to present a truth is to live it in our lives. T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Acts 1-4 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ John 19-21 2nd READING PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | Say it in Faith In today’s Gospel, we hear a declaration of the true identity of Jesus: “I know who you are — the holy One of God!” Biblical scholars call it an indirect theophany, i.e., a manifestation of the Divinity of Jesus by another other than God Himself. It is just ironic that such declaration came from an unclean spirit that possessed a man in the synagogue. In response to such declaration, Jesus rebuked the evil spirit sharply and commanded, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!” Jesus obviously was not flattered by the declaration. In some other parts of the Gospels, Peter also made an indirect theophany when, in response to Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” he declared in behalf of the Apostles, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16). Jesus commended Peter for such declaration. It is worth noting that Jesus said to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon…” while to the evil spirit Jesus said, “Be quiet!” Both Peter and the evil spirit made the same declaration. But the same declaration received a different response from Jesus. What accounts for the difference? The evil spirit simply made a declaration of fact. Peter made a declaration of faith. The devil cannot avoid the fact. Jesus is God. But it is simply a dry fact for the devil. Even if he does not want to, the devil has no choice but to acknowledge it. The devil may have even uttered it in fear. For Peter, it was different. It was a declaration borne out of love, out of a personal relationship with Jesus. Every Sunday, we go to church and profess and declare our faith in the living God. But we are not simply there to declare a fact. If we do that, our declaration will be no different from that of the devil. We need more than a declaration of fact. God does not need to be reminded of the fact of His divinity. He does not need a massage to the divine ego. He knows it from eternity. But God does long to hear a declaration of faith and love from His children. So what is it for you — fact or faith?Fr. Joel Jason REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you cultivate a personal relationship with God in your prayer, study, and a life of righteousness? “Lord, You have no need of our praise, but our desire to thank You is itself Your gift. Our prayer of praise adds nothing to Your greatness but makes us grow in Your grace. Amen!” | |
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