"Nagatudlo Si Jesus Nga May Awtoridad"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Marcos 1:21-28)

Nagkadto sila ni Jesus sa Capernaum. Pag-abot sang Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, nagsulod si Jesus sa simbahan sang mga Judio kag nagpanudlo.

Natingala gid ang mga tawo sa iya tungod nga nagatudlo siya nga may awtoridad, kag indi pareho sang mga manunudlo sang Kasuguan.

Sa mga tawo didto nga nagatilipon may isa nga may malaot nga espiritu nga nagsinggit,

"Jesus nga taga-Nazaret, ano ang labot mo sa amon? Nagkadto ka bala diri sa paglaglag sa amon? Kilala ko ikaw. Ikaw ang Balaan nga ginpadala sang Dios."

Pero ginsabdong ni Jesus ang malaot nga espiritu, "Maghipos ka kag magguwa sa iya!"

Ang ato nga tawo ginpakurog sang malaot nga espiritu nga nagasinggit samtang nagaguwa sa iya.

Natingala gid ang mga tawo didto, gani nagsiling sila, "Ano ini? Bag-o ini nga klase sang pagpanudlo. Bisan ang malaot nga mga espiritu ginamanduan niya kag nagatuman sa iya."

Gani madasig nga naglapnag ang balita parte kay Jesus sa bug-os nga probinsya sang Galilea.

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Meditation:

Do you believe that God’s word has power to change and transform your life. And are you eager to hear and believe the word of God? When Jesus taught he spoke with authority. He spoke the word of God as no one had spoken it before. When the Rabbis taught they supported their statements with quotes from other authorities. The prophets spoke with delegated authority – “Thus says the Lord.” When Jesus spoke he needed no authorities to back his statements. He was authority incarnate – the Word of God made flesh. When he spoke, God spoke. When he commanded even the demons obeyed.

Augustine (5th century church father) remarked that the “devils confessed Christ, but lacking charity it availed nothing. ..They confessed a sort of faith, but without love. Hence they were devils.” Faith is mighty, but without love it profits nothing (1 Corinthians 13). True faith works through love (Galalatians 5:6) and abounds in hope (Romans 15:13). That is why faith is both a free gift of God and the free assent of our will to the whole truth that God has revealed. To live, grow, and persevere in the faith to the end, we must nourish it with the word of God. The Lord gives us his Holy Spirit to enlighten our minds that we may grow in his truth and in the knowledge of his great love for each of us. If we approach God’s word submissively, with an eagerness to do everything the Lord desires, we are in a much better position to learn what God wants to teach us through his word. Are you eager to be taught by the Lord and to conform your life according to his word?

"Lord Jesus, your word is power and life. May I never doubt your saving love and mercy, and the power of your word to bring healing and deliverance to those in need."