Do you thirst for Godly wisdom? Our Gospel for Feb 20, 2013
February 20, 2013 by bible sharing online
The sign of Jonah
Luke 11:29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them,because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon,and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it,because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
Si Jonas Bilang Isang Tanda
Lucas 11:29-32
Nang nagkatipon ang napakaraming tao, siya ay nagsimulang magsalita. Sinabi niya: Ang lahing ito ay masama. Mahigpit na naghahangad sila ng tanda. Walang tanda na ibibigay sa kanila maliban ang tanda ni Jonas na propeta. Kung papaanong naging tanda si Jonas sa mga taga-Nineve, ganoon din ang Anak ng Tao sa lahing ito. Ang reyna ng timog ay titindig sa paghuhukom kasama ang mga lalaki ng lahing ito at siya ang hahatol sa lahing ito. Ito ay sapagkat galing siya sa kadulu-duluhan ng lupa, upang pakinggan ang karunungan ni Solomon. Narito, ang isang higit na dakila kaysa kay Solomon ay naririto.
Ang mga lalaki sa Nineve ay tatayo sa paghuhukom kasama ng lahing ito at hahatulan nila ang lahing ito, sapagkat ang mga lalaki ng Nineve ay nagsisi dahil sa pangangaral ni Jonas. Narito, isang lalong higit kaysa kay Jonas ay naririto na.
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What would Jesus say about our generation? Jesus gave a rather stern warning to his generation when they demanded a sign from him. It was characteristic of the Jews that they demanded “signs” from God’s messengers to authenticate their claims. When the religious leaders pressed Jesus to give proof for his claims he says in so many words that he is God’s sign and that they need no further evidence from heaven than his own person.
The Ninevites recognized God’s warning when Jonah spoke to them, and they repented. And the Queen of Sheba recognized God’s wisdom in Solomon. Jonah was God’s sign and his message was the message of God for the people of Nineveh. Unfortunately the religious leaders were not content to accept the signs right before their eyes. They had rejected the message of John the Baptist and now they reject Jesus as God’s Anointed One (Messiah) and they fail to heed his message. Simeon had prophesied at Jesus’ birth that he was “destined for the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that inner thoughts of many will be revealed” (Luke 2:34- 35). Jesus confirmed his message with many miracles in preparation for the greatest sign of all — his resurrection on the third day.
The Lord Jesus through the gift of his Holy Spirit offers us freedom from sin and wisdom for our lives, if we listen to him. Do you thirst for Godly wisdom? James says that the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity (James 3:17). A double-minded person cannot receive this kind of wisdom. The single of mind desire one thing alone — that which is good and ordered according to God’s wise plan. Ask the Lord to renew your mind and to increase your thirst for his wisdom.
“Lord, give me your wisdom and increase my love for your ways. Help me to resist temptation and all willfulness that I may wholly desire to do what is pleasing to you.”
God bless you more!
Ref: Don Schwager
P.S. Please pray for the success of our Marriage Encounter Weekend Seminar on Feb 22, 23 and 24, 2012. This is a joint seminar of San Antonio De Padua and San Isidro Labrador parish of the vicariate of St. Peter, Diocese of Novaliches, Quezon City.
Thank you.