26/07/2021

Again the people of the Lord challenge the teachings that they have received from a chosen one of God. They have witnessed the plagues in Egypt; they have experienced the Passover; they have seen "walls of water to the left of them and walls of water to the right " but Moses has turned his back to pray on Horeb so like little children they campaign for a return to worship of idols that surrounded them in Egypt. Poor old Aaron was unable to resist them. Moses made of sterner stuff and fortified by the Lord in his anger breaks the tablets that have already been broken by the actions of the people. The story of the Sons of Israel continues in the same way until the coming of Jesus. 

The Jewish heritage of the "True Man" of Jesus is celebrated today the feast of the parents of  Mary the Mother of God. Jesus stays on the Earth for 33 years and for all that time he was true to the religious code of his ancestors. He was to complete the Law and through his Crucifixion and Resurrection perfect the relationship between God and the whole human race.

We are told that Jesus is referring here to the Black Mustard which can grow to more than two metres high; but it is still not a great tree to shelter all the birds of the air. There is probably something greater than a shrub here. The little seed of faith has covered the whole earth.  The Jews who listened and later recorded in the Gospels these stories of Jesus were familiar with the style that spoke in parables but didn't really understand them until after the Resurrection. It was then they truly began to worship Jesus as Son.

Dear Lord today let the events of your revelation be in my mind to keep me from sin. may i learn to make a true and lasting atonement for all my sins.