19. Wala ka sa Lolo ko. He received the gift of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
11 September 2020
John 20
Jesus Appears to His Disciples
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 3
The Baptism of Jesus
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.
17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Romans 6
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
John 3
Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
I was baptized in 2006. I received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
My children's children will one day say, wala ka sa Lolo ko he received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 1
Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel
7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
Galatians 5 NABRE
22 In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
A moment for me to be reflective of the Holy Spirit in me relates to my experience of the washing of the feet as the Lord did to His disciples.
John 13
Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
8 “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.”
Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.”
Someone was to wash my feet, that was in 2012 and I was mindful because I have athlete's foot. But how can I back out, the others obliged. When it was being done, I heard the words of the Lord Jesus to Peter, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” At that very instance, I relaxed and let it be, I want the Lord Jesus to have a part with me. Who would not want that?
The time came I was the one to wash the feet of another, the feet of my son Paolo, that was in 2017.
Earlier, I washed the feet of another. When I was to do it, playing in my mind was, what I was doing was what the Lord Jesus did. The question was, am I worthy to represent the person of the Lord Jesus, mindful of my frailty. I whispered in prayer, asking the Lord to cleanse me from sins for me to be able to proceed. It was a humbling moment.
Now about my moment with my son Paolo, I was to symbolize that I will have a part in him spiritually, as the Lord Jesus with Peter. Then after washing his feet, I had to pray within the hearing of Paolo. I asked him to forgive me for the time that I seem too critical of him, it was because my focus is on him being my only son, that is, my wife would focus on our two daughters. Precious moment between father and son that would not happen otherwise. It was even more humbling, all the more liberating, being able to utter that I admit my failures, knowing that Paolo at 27 is already Christian, would somehow be forgiving, unlike me at that age.
That time I did the washing for Paolo, I did the talk on the topic, recalling the Lord's example and playing the video, The Basin and the Towel.
Most often regarded as the symbol of Christianity is the cross, and the dove for the Holy Spirit.
The washing of the feet, the symbol of the servanthood of the Lord Jesus is most appropriately represented by the basin and the towel.
The Holy Spirit in us, “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” Amen.
Ephesians 2
Made Alive in Christ
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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