Breaking the Word

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 9:18-22

Jesus asked the disciples about the opinion of the people regarding himself. They answered rightly. When he asked the disciples about their own opinion, Peter replied and said the truth. But Jesus rebuked them and said not to say this openly. We wonder why Jesus did not want the truth to be spoken openly. Is there a fixed time to speak the truth and should we wait till then? It seems so here. All truth cannot be spoken to all people at all times. There is a time for everything.

Jesus wanted the truth to happen (The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised). Truth should happen and not spoken. Enacted truth reaches the people faster than verbalized truth.

சீடர்கள் இயேசுவிடம் உண்மையை பேசினார்கள். ஆனால் இயேசு அவர்களை கண்டித்து அந்த உண்மையை யாரிடமும் சொல்ல வேண்டாம் என்று கூறினார். அவர் மெசியா என்ற உண்மையை பேச இன்னும் காலம் வரவில்லை. எல்லா உண்மையையும் எல்லாரிடமும் எப்போதும் பேசக்கூடாது. இந்த உண்மை நிகழ வேண்டும் பேசக்கூடாது. செயல்வழி உண்மையே சிறந்தது.

GOSPEL READING: LUKE 9:7-9

Herod was the king. As a man of authority, he wanted his people to be obedient to him. He wanted to be in control of events and people. He had to be in knowledge of everything that was happening in his country. He knew of John the Baptist and his preaching and his activities. Now he was caught up with someone who was saying and doing similar things. So he was perplexed.

Herod and people thought of Jesus as a prophet or someone sent by God. They were not open to see in him the messiah. This knowledge has to be given from heaven through revelation. Each one saw Jesus as he his situation was. Herod was in a peculiar situation: he beheaded John the Baptist because of Herodias and he was aware that he was not right in doing that. So he saw John the Baptist in Jesus.

ஏரோது அதிகாரம் உள்ள அரசன். அரசன் என்ற முறையில் நாட்டு நடப்புகளை அறிந்திருந்தான்@ கவனித்தும் வந்தான். திருமுழுக்கு யோவானை நன்கு தெரிந்திருந்தான் (யோவானின் தலையை நான் வெட்டச் செய்தேனே). யோவானின் போதனைகளைப்போலும் செயல்களைப்போலும் இயேசுவின் வாழ்வு இருந்தது. எனவே இயேசுவில் யோவானைக் காண்கின்றான் ஏரோது.