Jn 12:44-50
44Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, 45and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. 46I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. 47And
if anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I do not condemn
him, for I did not come to condemn the world but to save the world. 48Whoever
rejects me and does not accept my words has something to judge him: the
word that I spoke, it will condemn him on the last day, 49because I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and speak. 50And I know that his commandment is eternal life. So what I say, I say as the Father told me.”
Reflection:
To save the world.
Jesus tells us what God is like. To see, know, and accept Jesus is to
see, know, and accept the Father. Jesus does not speak on his own, but
the Father who has sent him commands him what to say and speak.
Jesus is bound to the Father by unity
and intimacy. He is one with the Father, obeys perfectly, and acts on
behalf of the Father. Jesus loves the Father and unconditionally submits
himself to the Father’s will. Because of this unity and intimacy with
the Father, Jesus declares that he has not come to condemn but to save
the world.
In response, we must decide to receive
Jesus, listen to his words, and put them into practice. If we do not
heed his teachings and observe them, we condemn ourselves. Jesus offers
us eternal life; we have to accept and do our part.
God first! Make this your motto in life.
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