JESUS: GOD AND MAN
(Matthew 1:1-17)
The genealogy of Jesus is
narrated in the Gospel of today. The story which gives accounts of faithfulness
and infidelity, of men obedient and disobedient, of rise and falls, wise and
unwise, of humility and arrogance. The story is a story of history, a history
of success and failures, a history of fame and shame, a history of glory and of
sorry. It is indeed an interesting story.
The story is beautiful in that it
outlined important names that contributed a branch in the family tree of the
human family of Jesus.
The story is an invitation for us
to do our quota today at our own level to present humanity to divinity. We are
called upon to make our human family ready to welcome the special One who is to
come from the Divine family of the Trinity. Let our humanness not be a barrier
for us. Let our weaknesses and biological, social and psychological tendencies
not make us lose sight of the spiritual.
Let's make every effort in our
powers to blend the physical with the spiritual. In our humanness, let's
cooperate with the spirit of God and actually enter into the real Spirit of the
season.
Jesus in His Godhead releases His
blessings upon us and brings salvation to humanity drowning in the ocean of
depravity. Jesus Christ is also Man, who knows what we are passing through as
humans, who understands our challenges, who has been tempted like us in every
way, but did not sin. May we not sin nor allow our shortcomings to plunge us
into corruption and crimes. Let us be good humans and make the face of the
earth new through the advent of the new king.
Let us pray
The story of your intervention in human
history is an amazing one O Lord. As we thank you for those whose
instrumentality down through the ages made it possible for you to come to us,
bless us with the zeal to make you come
to human history again and again. May your blessings locate your people through
us. Make Christians conscious of preparing to receive you all the days of their
lives especially through this holy season through Christ our Lord.
God bless your Thursday (December
17)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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