"Yari ang Cordero sang Dios"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Juan 1:29-34)

Biyernes (Enero 3)

Sang madason nga adlaw, nakita ni Juan si Jesus nga nagapakadto sa iya kag nagsiling sia, "Yari ang Cordero sang Dios nga nagakuha sang sala sang kalibutan!

Amo ini sia ang akon ginsiling nga magakari nga ulihi lang sa akon, pero labaw pa siya sa akon, kay sa wala pa ako natawo, yara na siya.

Wala ako makahibalo kon sin-o gid siya, pero nagkari ako nga nagabautiso sa tubig agod nga mapakilala ko siya sa Israel."

Ini amo ang panaksihon nga ginhatag ni Juan, "Nakita ko ang Espiritu nga nagkunsad gikan sa langit subong sang isa ka pating, kag nagpabilin sa ibabaw niya.

Wala pa ako makakilala sa iya, pero ang Dios nga nagpadala sa akon sa pagbautiso sa tubig, nagsiling sa akon, 'Makita mo ang Espiritu nga magakunsad kag magapabilin sa isa ka tawo. Ina nga tawo amo ang magabautiso sa Espirito Santo.' "

Kag nagsiling pa gid si Juan, "Nakita ko ini kag nagasiling ako sa inyo, nga siya amo ang Anak sang Dios."

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit and let me grow in the knowledge of your great love and truth. Let your Spirit be aflame in my heart that I may know and love you more fervently and strive to do your will in all things."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

John calls Jesus the Lamb of God and thus signifies Jesus' mission as the One who redeems us from our sins. The blood of the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12) delivered the Israelites in Egypt from slavery and death. The Lord Jesus freely offered up his life for us on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for our sins (1 Corinthians 5:7). The blood which he poured out for us on the cross cleanses, heals, and frees us from our slavery to sin, and from the "wages of sin which is death" (Romans 6:23) and the "destruction of both body and soul in hell" (Matthew 10:28). It is significant that John was the son of Zachariah, a priest of Israel who participated in the daily sacrifice of a lamb in the temple for the sins of the people (Exodus 29). John recognized that Jesus was the perfect unblemished lamb offered by the Father in heaven as the one and only sacrifice that could cancel the debt of sin, and free us from death and the destruction of body and soul in hell.

When John says he did not know Jesus (John 1:31,33) he was referring to the hidden reality of Jesus' divinity. But the Holy Spirit in that hour revealed to John Jesus' true nature, such that John bore witness that this is the Son of God. How can we be certain that Jesus is truly the Christ, the Son of the living God? The Holy Spirit makes the Lord Jesus Christ known to us through the gift of faith. God gives us his Spirit as our helper and guide who opens our hearts and minds to receive and comprehend the great mystery and plan of God - to unite all things in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:10). Do you want to grow in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ? Ask the Lord to pour his Holy Spirit upon you to deepen your faith, hope, and love for God and for the plan he has for your life.