Think today: How can you testify to Christ Jesus?

And Jesus said to them in response: “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf listen, the dead are raised, the poor have proclaimed the good. short story. to them." Luke 7:22

One of the greatest ways the transforming power of the gospel is proclaimed is through the works of our Lord. In this Gospel passage, Jesus indicates the works he did to answer a question about his identity. The disciples of John the Baptist came to ask him if he was the coming Messiah. And Jesus responds by pointing to the fact that lives have been changed. The blind, the lame, the lepers, the deaf and the dead have all received miracles of God's grace. And these miracles were done for all to see.

Even though Jesus' physical miracles would have been a source of awe in every way, we shouldn't see these miracles as deeds performed once, long ago, and never happening again. The truth is, there are many ways these same transformative actions continue to occur today.

How is this the case? Start with your life. How have you been changed by the transforming power of Christ? How did he open your eyes and ears to see and hear him? How has it lifted your burdens and spiritual evils? How did it lead you from the death of despair to the new life of hope? Did he do this in your life?

We all need God's saving power in our lives. And when God acts on us, changes us, heals us and transforms us, it must first be seen as an act of our Lord towards us. But secondly, we must also see every action of Christ in our life as something that God wants to be shared with others. The transformation of our life must become a continuing testimony of the power of God and the power of the gospel. Others need to see how God has changed us and we must humbly try to be an open book of God's power.

Reflect today on this Gospel scene. Imagine that these disciples of John are actually the many people you meet every day. Watch them come to you, wishing to know if the God you love and serve is the God they should follow. How will you respond? How can you testify to Christ Jesus? Consider it your duty to be an open book by which the transforming power of the gospel is shared by God through you.

Lord, I thank you for the countless ways you changed my life, healing me of my spiritual illnesses, opening my eyes and ears to your truth, and lifting my soul from death to life. Use me, dear Lord, as a witness to Your transformative power. Help me bear witness to You and Your perfect love so that others can know you through the way you have touched my life. Jesus I believe in you.