The One-Year Bible - 15 January 2012

Readings:
Genesis 31:17 - 32:12
Matthew 10:24 - 11:6
Psalm 13: 1-6
Proverbs 3: 16-18

Matthew reading: Stuck in prison because of his testimony, John the Baptist could be forgiven for thinking that Jesus may possibly not be the promised Messiah, prompting his question: "Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?"

In his reply that was sent with the disciples, Jesus not only declares his purpose but also calls on John to see the fruit of Jesus' lordship: "[T]he blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor".  When people are searching for this Jesus that we proclaim, they're not interested in pie-in-the-sky - they want steak on the plate!  For it is when the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf dear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor - that is when they see Jesus!

Therefore, we are called be the hands and feet of Jesus, sharing the same purpose and following in his footsteps, as we were commissioned in Matthew 28.  So let's get going already!