The Word, the Spirit and the Eternal Life
Saturday, 3rd week in Easter
Acts 9:31-42; Jn 6: 60-69
The Disciples were graduating! From listening to proclaiming, from believing to witnessing, from doing what the Lord said to doing what the Lord did!
It first began with their acknowledgement of the Word. Peter's statement today: where would we go Lord, you have the words of eternal life is the starting point of their graduation. It brings out their willingness to stick their neck out for Christ.
The second level of graduation comes from the Spirit promised by the Lord. With the Spirit they felt the power of Jesus present within them. They cured the sick, raised the dead and stood before anyone without fear or trembling. They were different from what they used to be!
Finally there was something that made them completely unbeatable : the perspective of Eternal life. This is what Jesus their master wanted them to have! They learnt that no one could take their eternal life away from them. They were convinced that the joy that the Spirit gives and the peace that the Risen Lord gives, no one could snatch away from them. That was a life changing perspective!
With the Word, in the Spirit and with the perspective of eternal life, we too can overcome the world as our Lord and saviour has done for us.