John and Jesus meet for the first time

Luke 1 : 39 – 45

My thoughts about the verses:

We often think that Jesus and John the Baptist first meet at the water.  At the moment John Baptizes Jesus, God sent the dove to signify that Jesus is the Son of God.  This is true that the first time that they met after birth was at the water.  John had gone out into the wilderness saying that the Messiah was here. People need to repent and to believe in the Messiah that had come to save their souls.

Yet, this is not the first time they met.  They met their first time when Mary went to her cousin’s house. As soon as Elizabeth saw Mary John Jumped in her belly.  What you have to remember is that when the Angel went to Zechariah he told him that the baby would be filled with the spirit even before birth.  John within the womb felt the very presence of his Messiah.

Elizabeth knew immediately that Mary had been chosen to carry Jesus.  She knew without any doubt that her cousin was carrying her Messiah.  She felt blessed to be there at that moment.  Amazing to think that without anything being said Elizabeth knew through John's response that Mary was carrying the Messiah.

Have you ever thought something would happen but not sure what it would be.  You had a gut feeling that things were getting ready to change in your life.  Let’s be honest when this happens,  the first thing you think is something bad is just around the corner.  We think the worse because we don't think we deserve or should expect good.

Yet, when things go well after that deep gut feeling we worry more.  Concerned that something even worse is just around the corner.  We still do not accept that the good we receive could be the gut feeling that we have.  Yet wouldn't it be nice if we could live like Elizabeth did this day.  Her gut feeling was actually John celebrating being close to his Savior.  She could have thought many things but her immediate reaction was that Mary was carrying her Messiah.

What a wonderful feeling would overcome us if we would accept good can be what we deserve.  That God doesn't want bad to fall on us.  That just because you have the gut feeling that things will change that we can imagine all the good that will be coming.  I can tell you from personal experience when you start thanking God for the good things that will occur for you and your family your life will be blessed.

Prayer:

Dear God we thank you for sending blessings in our life.  We thank you for sending Jesus to help us in our time of need.  Allow us to accept the miracles that you send our way.  Help us rejoice when things are going good in our life.  Help take away our worries.  Help us understand that you want only good things to happen in our life.  In your Holy Name we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Do you trust  God to give you blessing?  Are you willing to accept the grace that God gives us freely? Have you accepted that good things can be that gut feeling that you have?  Are you willing to claim that the savior is around you and protecting you?