tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post3615202469475186984..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-2107491187986081662013-01-10T13:25:58.381-08:002013-01-10T13:25:58.381-08:00“Bow down before the Lord's
holy splendor!”
...“Bow down before the Lord's <br />holy splendor!”<br /><br />The Psalm is about the splendor <br />and the power of God. “Give <br />to the Lord the glory due God’s <br />name. Bow down before the Lord’s <br />holy splendor.” The Psalm speaks <br />of the voice of the Lord, “Thundering <br />over the waters.” “The voice of the <br />Lord is power, the voice of the Lord <br />is splendor.”<br /><br />That same awesome voice was heard <br />over the Jordan River that day when <br />the heavens were torn open and the <br />Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus just <br />after he was baptized. What could be <br />more powerful than the voice of God <br />declaring, “This is my beloved Son,<br />with whom I am well pleased.”<br /><br />What happened at the Jordan River <br />that day was to fulfill what the Lord <br />said to Isaiah (lst reading) – “Here is <br />my servant whom I uphold, my chosen <br />one with whom I am pleased, upon whom <br />I have put my spirit.” <br /><br />The Lord's baptism may have <br />happened over 2000 years ago, but that <br />for us was an encouraging sign.<br />God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit <br />and power that day (2nd reading), the power <br />to serve the faithful (people like us), and <br />to do battle on our behalf with the devil. <br /> <br />From that time forward we too became <br />eligible to serve the Lord as His chosen <br />ones. Isaiah tells us what our spiritual <br />mission is to be: Like Jesus, we are to <br />be a light to the nations, and open the <br />eyes of the blind (those who do not know <br />the Lord). And imitating Jesus, we are <br />to bring out prisoners from confinement <br />(those who may be imprisoned by sin). <br />What better way would there be for us <br />to serve the Lord?<br /><br />Amen<br /><br />Barry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com