Thursday - Psalms 144 Mt Isa 41.13 to 20 11.11 to 15: There was no man greater than John the Baptist.
The greatness of John the Baptist
The context in which the prophet Isaiah speaks to the people of Israel is in exile. His consistency of being God's people is minimized. Could be compared to a worm crawling on the ground, a ghost, a haunted dall'arsura people, unable to satisfy their thirst. Yet from the ruins of the oracle announces a revival so big and impressive that they can be compared to a threshing machine, capable of crushing mountains and hills, reducing them from chaff in the wind all his enemies. The desert itself is made fertile and abundant water from rivers, hills barren and lifeless, cold springs will flow. But all this will do the power of the Lord that must be made honor and glory. The oppressors of yesterday become the dust of time prophesied. The response to this change is as a thank you from Psalm 144. "O God, my king, I will extol and bless your name forever and forever." The prophecy will be fulfilled with the liberation from slavery in Babylon, but it is not difficult to read the coming among us of the Son of God, able to remove all injustice and oppression. For centuries, Israel has lived the time of waiting and preparation. By Giovanni Battista approaching the time of reality that is already at work. In fact, Jesus emphasizes the person of the precursor is also announcing that the new kingdom will suffer violence as happened to the prophets, Elijah, whose mission is playing John. The violence will not take long to silence him. We live in the fullness of the era of salvation. Sometimes maybe the vicissitudes of life lead us to face situations of humiliation, suffering, struggle, even before the defeat enemy of the soul: the unbelieving world and the devil. But we have confidence that the power of the Lord and his Spirit is stronger than any enemy. There will be freedom for those who trust God in fact we made sure that in the midst of persecution and conflict, not a hair falls from our heads. We should experiment with St. Paul: the more I feel weak because I distrust my strength, the more I become strong for the trust in the redemptive power of the Lord.
Newspaper To His Image "- comment by Msgr. Francesco Ruppi
John the Baptist is the true prophet of Advent. Not only has he prepared the people of Israel the coming of the Messiah, but today we prepare to Christmas, the birth of the Lord. Just of John the Baptist, Gospel of Matthew reminds today praised made against him by Jesus, "among the born of women there hath not risen a greater than John more Baptist. " After that, the Lord recalls not everyone has welcomed the voice of the prophets, who spoke on behalf of God, indeed many have turned their backs on prophets. If we want to live well, we hear the word of John, who invites us to prepare the way for the arrival of the Lord, must be converted and do penance. Like Elijah spoke to the people elected, so today John speaks to the whole Church, if we listen, we well prepared for Christmas, but if we turn our backs , perish everyone. John the Baptist is the last prophet of the Old Testament prophet and the first of the new testament.
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