Thursday of the 4th week of Eastertide
First reading – Acts 13:13-25
“To keep his promise, God has raised up for Israel one of David’s descendants, Jesus, as Saviour, whose coming was heralded by John when he proclaimed a baptism of repentance for the whole people of Israel”. Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise of God. Jesus is the descendent of King David. Jesus is Savior. The coming of Jesus was heralded by John the Baptist. The same John the Baptist proclaimed a baptism of repentance. In these dynamics we can see that God is promising but it involves a role from God and a responsibility from the people of God. God promised the redemption and Jesus became the Savior. John became the preacher of repentance so that we repent and accept Jesus as our Savior. When we don’t recognize the need of salvation, we don’t accept Jesus as Savior. When we forget the need of repentance, we forget to accept the Jesus as Savior. Let’s reflect: Do I recognize my need of repentance to accept Jesus as my Savior?
Thursday 4 May
