One thing I noticed this day that in the absence of my hair band, open hair makes me look out of the place. Anyways without wasting too many words here is the sermon for this day
Reading: St. Mathew 3:1-12
The gospel contiuously speak about the kingdon of God. What is kingdom of God? It is the dynamic rule of God,.... The kingdom of God does not belong belong to a particular tribe. Mathew speaks 50 times, Mark 14, Luke 39 and John 5 times about the kingdom of God. In the passage John came preaching aout the kingdon of God. Three important things we can carry on in our spiritual life; preaching of John the baptist, life of John the baptist and purpose of john the baptist.
God was faithfull to the people of Israel. He brought them to the promise land. Wilderness is a place of revelation. It is also a place for testing.Gods kingdom is based out of the place of wilderness. We may undergo wilderness i our own life( life of hostility ) but God gives us the promise to show the way from wilderness. We need to turn arouno and face the reality of kingdom of God. John tells us about repentance in order to enter kingdom of God. We often tend to change externally but resist any change internally and in our own private life. John talks about judgement. We like to here goody message which gives comfort to us but in the absence of genuine repentance we are to be judged like everyone else.
A tree that does not bear good fruit is bound to be cut down by the axe and thrown to fire. We as Christians are the tree and via the axe (a symbol of authority) , will be judged for the absence of fruit. John the baptist dressed peculiarly which denoted his poverty and was dependent on God in his wilderness. He ate and dress within the things which were available to him. But even in poverty he was committed towards God's purpose. We spend so much time towards improving our lifestyle that its desire gets closer towards greed leading to gluttony. It is important for us to realize that we are God's people and thus should be content with what God has given to us.
John 1:19-23: People are confused who is He. He then replies that he is not Christ, Elijah or any prophet. He replies that he is the voice of the wilderness who comes to prepare the way of the Lord. Who are we? How we define our own identity? Many people are caught in bothering about what are others saying about them. Our identity should come from the relationship we have with Lord Jesus. Pupose of John which he had in his life was clear to him that he had come to prepare the way of the Lord. Likewise we should also prepare the way of the Lord by our deeds, our bearings,....We should prepare the way for the second coming of Jesus. We should move out of the way, lower the resistance and allow God to work in us. John 3:30. He says that "He must increase but I must decrease". That is the way we make the way for the kingdom of God for its coming. We should be humble to allow Lord to prosper in our life . Mathew 11:11 He who is humble is greater
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