26.05.2021
Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
By this words that came out of the mouth of Peter, Jesus came to know that Peter is chosen by God and he is born of the Spirit.
Eve is said to be the mother of all living
Gen 3:20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
About Adam it is not said so. He is not the father of all living.
There are two sets of people living in this world. They are two generations. (Mat 13:24-25)
Jesus distinguished them clearly while He was arguing with the Pharisees. He mentions about “2 Fathers” even though the mother is the same for all.
Enemy did this work. So till the end of the world, these two generations will be there.
Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires…….
1.The sons of the Kingdom
2. The sons of the evil one.
These are names given to these two generations.
Mat 13:38-40 The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
Joh 1:12,13 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Till the end of the world these two types of people will be living in this world and they will be mixed up. Even among Jesus disciples’ these two kinds of personalities were there. For selecting them Jesus, after one night prayer, just walked by the seashore and called out those who were sitting there.
Joh 17:12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
We do not know how Judas Iscariot joined Jesus. Might be the revolutionary sermons of Jesus would have motivated him and attracted him to join Jesus and become a disciple.
Even though the selection looked to be very casual, these disciples became the world shakers later.
Jesus believed fully that each one of His disciples were given to Him by His Father Almighty.
We see Jesus sometimes testing them and giving them a chance to prove their worth. Bible testifies that the words they uttered exposed their allegiance and identity.
Philip: Joh 6:6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Judas Iscariot:
Joh 12:4-5 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
These words revealed his identity that he was not with Jesus in mind and heart and he was finding fault with an action which was appreciated by Jesus.
Joh 12:6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.
Till the end Jesus kept Judas with him, gave him maximum chances, hoping even the last moment he might change and turn to God. But he did not.
Dear soldiers, do not get surprised when those who are working with you all of a sudden turn against you, betray you, accuse you of all false allegations. The outcome might be one of the two given below.
- You can take them to the heavenly court, appear on behalf of them and secure a destiny for them as Jesus did.
- You can succumb to the wounds they have given to you physically and suffer like Jesus Christ. But one thing is sure, God will reward you because you were trying to add that soul into the Kingdom of heaven.
Sr. Angelica AJ