For our dear ones
The
scripture says, ‘After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and
behold, the heavens were opened (for him), and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove (and) coming upon him (Jesus). And the voice came from
the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil
(Matthew 3:16-17, 4:1).’
This
Scripture passage clearly attests that there was a clear manifestation of the
Trinity. Here in this scripture, it was clear that the Holy Spirit became
apparent in the form of a dove. Furthermore, there was this voice that is
intelligible being heard clearly as the heaven was opened, saying, “This is my beloved
Son!” Thus, there is this Father who was speaking to the Son. Also it was cited
that the Son was being baptized. In addition to, there was the presence of the
Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.
In
the doxology of Paul, it says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love
of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all,” (2 Corinthians
13:13). It is clear that there exists a God who is God the Father. And there
revealed were the love of the Father, and also the love of the Son being he as
source of grace that he may impart this to the humanity. The Holy Spirit also
is made present who is also a God, which was in fellowship with the Father and
the Son, and was sharing the enlightenment to the disciples and continue to
share this even up to the present time. So there is the existence of God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, with the Godhead consisting of
these three persons of the Trinity.
In
I Corinthians 12:4-6, it says that, “There are different kinds of spiritual
gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same
Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in
everyone.” To each individual was given the manifestation of the Spirit given
for some benefit. So in this verse there is this Spirit who is in charge of
spiritual gifts; there is this Lord (who is the Son) that is in custody with
the different forms of services; and there is this God (who is the Father) who
takes care of the different workings of him who is God.
Also in 1 Peter 1:2, the following passage is articulated:
“…in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctification of the
Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace
and peace be yours in abundance.”
Hence
the above-mentioned tells us of the Father who has the foreknowledge of
everything; the Spirit being the Sanctifier that is adorable, with this
Spirit also being called as the Holy Paraclete; and mentioned here
also is Jesus Christ who is obedient to the Father, with him being the pattern
of the virtue of obedience for which we must submit to our superiors and our
parents.
Thus
as we too strive to be holy, we can also obtain silence and peace of our
troubled hearts after that we may have received sprinkling with the blood of
Christ obtained for our protection as it is made manifest if we being Gentiles
are sanctified by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior. Such
that this is obtained when we are cleansed then after confession, with the
priest giving us the absolution for the sins we have committed and with us
being sealed with communion; or for the Protestants, with the Pastors hearing
their heart aches and troubles that they may then accept Jesus in their lives.
In
the same way we are compelled to follow the desire of our parents if we are
asked of an errand, or with them guiding us in our decisions. The scripture
also says that, “Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not
only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse (1
Peter 2:18).” This is so, that we may understand that Christ also suffered for
our sins once, those righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he may
lead us to God. And that we may put to death the flesh, just as
he was brought to life in the spirit (1 Peter 3:18).”
To Asia , “Grace
also add regarding the nature of God, we read in Revelation 1:4, with John
greeting to the seven churches in
to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the
seven spirits before his throne.” Thus, Jesus is the one “who is” revealed and
is manifested in flesh, with the Father “who was” there taking in-charge of the
creation, and with the Spirit “who is to come” that He may speak in churches
that which He has heard.
As
the three persons of the Godhead agree with each other, we also have to
maintain our respect for each other, because once respect is lost, we also lose
everything. Though you are tempted to say bad things to another person, you
need to restrain it because once respect is gone it is difficult to regain our
love for each other. We should indeed compliment our neighbors. The husband
should be good to his wife or vice versa with the two helping each other, and
the children should be respectful to their parents.
Let
us continue our journey as God’s instruments. Be a guiding light in serving and
loving each other, and be kind hearted. You will treasure that attitude for the
rest of your lives. In the part of the couples, there should be mutual love,
mutual respect, understanding and fidelity. Each of us should give extra
strength to each other through our assurances, and our comforting advice that
we may withstand pressures.
Let
us spend more time in reading the scriptures, and pass the insights,
intelligence, and smartness to others. We should renew our recesses by finding
time to exercise our funny attitude, and find time to laugh gathering good
friends and regarding also God as one of your best friends. Also we should
appreciate the effort of our parents, for taking care of us when we are sick,
and for the work of encouraging us to see the brighter side of life.
As
the bond of the Trinity is so strong, they being effective in loving each
other; the Father to the Son, and the Son to the Father, with the Holy Spirit
as the manifestation of their love; we also need to be good sons and daughters
to our parents, and with the parents being good fathers and mothers to their
offspring. We should spend more time ourselves complimenting each other.
Let
us reciprocate each other’s love giving a holy kiss or a pat of warm assurance
or encouragement. We should be caring and willing to sacrifice for the sake of
others. Our pattern is Jesus, with him loving humanity even willing to die on
the cross for the sake of his dear ones.
-Jyotisman
Nearu Upendra
