Paul tells the people of Antioch: The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize [Jesus]. Of course, even his closest disciples failed to recognize who Jesus really was. Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” At the remove of two thousand years the same thing is apparent. People fail to recognize who Jesus truly is but instead shape him into something that conforms to what they really want to do instead of doing what Jesus wants them to do. One criterion we can use to tell if we are embracing Jesus come into the world: Despite everything, do we have untroubled hearts? Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.“
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By Church Staff
