25 Jun 2009

John 1
On Thursday, I accompanied my father to cancer center for chemothraphy. I asked him to read John 1, and he did. Amen.

Not a easy chapter 1 to read. The word is God and God is light and of course they all refer to Jesus. This is a lot of stuff in theology.

To sum up in 2 points:
Open my eyes that I see Jesus (John 1:32)
Open my heart that I may know God (1:45)

John was the one to come before Christ, and witness about Christ. In Isaiah, it was mentioned that before the coming of the Messiah, Elijah or at least one of the prophet was to come first. That was why the priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask John. But when he asnswered that he was not Elijah, then of course the one whom he witness should not be Christ. Again a lot of stuff in theology.

In contrast, the simple fisherman like Peter, Andrew, Philip and Nathanael knew that Jesus was the Messiah. So is it a matter of too much head knowledge and too little of the heart?

I used to be one that need to know all about God before I can accept Him. My father however, need not to know about God, but that was because he has not desire to know such God.

At least, I seek to know God, I found Christ. First is about knowing that there is a God, about Jesus. My father may know that there is a God, but refuse to know that He is almighty. He believe in himself. So sad, but I will refuse to bear the responsible on the day of his death and he has not accept Christ.

John came. He bore witness to Christ. Some believe while other not.

Jesus came and John saw the spirit of god on Jesus and knew that that must be Christ. The disciples were told of Jesus by John and they followed Jesus.

Open my spiritual eyes that I may see things beyond my understanding. Open my father eyes that he may see the realness of God. Open my heart to see these dying people that do not know you.

It is not about theology, it is about the love of God that sent christ for us. OPen my heart to incline to your heartbeat. Amen.