Built into households of God

THE WORD AND THE SAINTS

October 28, 2019 : Remembering the Apostles Simon and Jude

Ephesians 2: 19-22; Luke 6: 12-16

The memory of the Apostles takes us back to the original experience that gave rise to a new movement, a new family around the person of Jesus of Nazareth and the wondrous experiences with him. The group of people who were taken up with Christ, were the buzz of every town and village... they were making waves, everyone was talking about them. 

Today too, being Christians does not only mean to have a set of beliefs and practices, certain things we hold on to and things we leave out. Rather it means, that we belong to that movement, that family, that household... we are all members, fellow citizens, brothers and sisters with the apostles and saints, persons built into the house of God. 

When Jesus called the Apostles by name, he wished that those few would pass on that experience of belonging to the household of God, to others right to the end of the world! That is why he gave them an intimate experience of that reality and sent them all prepared. And we have been the beneficiaries... we have been built together as the dwelling place of God, the Temple of the Spirit. 

What does identify us as Christians, as disciples, as followers of the Lord? United in our hearts, with genuine love that goes out to each other, as brothers and sisters we are invited to become Temples, where persons can come in to feel the presence of God, the household of God that welcomes every brother and sister around!