Clothe yourself with Love Col. 3:14

The Gospel of John begins with the words: “ In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God. He was with God in the beginning .” John is a brave man. If it were you, what words would you have used to convey the idea of the God the Father’s relationship with the son? Obviously, John is calling Jesus God’s Son, the eternal word. Many OT passages talk about things done by the Lord, as done by the word of the Lord. John provided clear evidence that Jesus is the Son of God, who did not come into being only when he was born here, but rather he was already eternal before he came to be born into the world that he created for us. The Father speaks through the son as the son speaks to the Father about us, which is an amazing relationship that is observed in the words of Jesus especially when Jesus told us that He speaks the words that he heard from the Father. The more we know who Jesus is, the more the light of Christ shine forth through our lives, so others can b...

God’s love for us is amazing! He never gives up on us! We see God’s tenacity to the promise he had made to Israel’s ancestors. By the time of the prophet Isaiah, God was still communicating the same promise concerning the redemption of humanity. The story is that all generations have made a mess of things, but God’s promise remained intact through time. God always tried to steer Israel back on track, sadly many times in vain. Here we are treated to a conversation between the prophet speaking for God and King Ahaz. Ahaz had already chosen his allies to save him in case he is attacked. Then God comes into the picture: to bid him to choose a sign so God would show him how powerfully He can save him. But Ahaz refused because he had trusted the Assyrians, their forces and their gods, and would not place himself under the God of Israel anymore. Beloved, Ahaz symptoms are still with us today, especially when our own choices reflect a level of rebellion to God’s ways. When we are conscious of...

Our readings (Isaiah 2:1-5 and Psalm 122) inspire us to reach out towards the house of the Lord or to the mountain of the Lord, looking beyond this mortal life. It’s a state of a person always seeking God in life. But sadly, often enough it’s when we realize that we have no options left, that we begin to genuinely seek God for guidance/rescue. That sounds a lot like Israel’s journey! Today as the first Sunday in Advent, we are encouraged to seek God regardless of our circumstances during this new church season to prepare for the coming of the Lord. How fitting that the prophet Isaiah is instructing Israel the correct posture of those who are seeking the Lord at the same time as we, ourselves are preparing to celebrate the coming of Christ our Savior into the world. What should be our posture in this new Church season? Will we be found reaching out to God in the house of the Lord? btw God’s house is here! It’s not going anywhere. Also, wherever you are, you can talk to God and worship ...