A Weary World Rejoices, The Truth Shall Set You Free

John the Baptist came as a forerunner of Jesus to prepare the way for his coming. John was a truth-teller and was a harsh critic of the religious establishment. He gave us some lessons we can learn about giving and receiving truth, especially in the post-truth culture in which we live.

It takes a lot for people to be convinced to do something differently than what they originally intended.  Joseph had in mind to divorce Mary quietly but in the end, the angel of God convinced him not to divorce her. That took a lot for him to swallow his pride and learn something new about…

In the Gospel of Matthew, a genealogy of Jesus is given to prove His link to King David and to show that Jesus comes FROM sinners and FOR sinners. The Biblical authors don’t hide from his past and his history, the embrace it while not making it his identity, knowing that Jesus has the power…

Jesus came to fulfill the prophet Isaiah’s words of the coming Messiah. Then about 700 years later, Jesus reads those same words in the synagogue of his hometown, Nazareth. Jesus concludes that those words were fulfilled in their hearing. Jesus is the one to bring healing, hope and joy to a weary world.