Jesus does not blush.

Although it is not said publicly, it is known that even in our times, some who have power, money, and fame in their hands make themselves gods. Their divinity, however, quickly crumbles. For example, in Canada, at one of their concerts, one of the Beatles members, John Lennon, declared that they were more famous than Christ, and we know that this did not provoke applause; on the contrary, it was probably the beginning of the end. Hitler, Stalin, and others acted like gods. They ruled not only over things but also over people’s lives, and today? Who will remember their name with reverence? Humanity feels that man cannot be God. Myths and myths have given different forms to gods, but we believe that there is only one God. We believe in God as omnipresent, omniscient, most holy, righteous, and pure, a perfect God who has no equal. We believe in God the Creator and God the Judge.

The Gospel tells us how the Jews want to stone Jesus because the he-man claims to be God. We need to understand their actions. They are the only people who believe in one God, whose coming they await, whose coming the prophets foretell. They believe in a God who will deliver them from the state that man has fallen into after offending God. We must understand that the Jews have often had to resist the surrounding nations even in the belief in one God because the surrounding nations believed in polytheism – polytheism. We know from history that God punished the Jews in various ways, especially when they wanted to be like God. However, I do not understand Jesus’ words. Nor do they know Jesus’ works, the miracles, so they want to stone him. It reminds them of the terms of Psalm (cf. 82:6), which says, “you are gods.” You are sons of the Highest. In the Old Testament, God himself addresses judges, his representatives, in this way, and all the more rightly can Jesus be called so.

Peter responds to Jesus when asked if they also want to leave him by saying, “Lord, and to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God” (Jn. 6:68-69). Peter’s confession here also says that they regarded Christ as “the Holy One of God.” When Mark describes the healing of the demon-possessed man, he also records the words of the unclean spirit who cried out, “I know who you are: Holy One of God!” (Mk 1:24). This evidence should serve us to show Christ our reverence, to give Him honor, and to believe in Christ our Savior and Redeemer.

We not only subscribe to this teaching but also put it into practice in our lives. We realize that all of our abilities, talents, and talents have been given to us by God, and therefore we fight against pride, which is the basis of every open attack against God. The angels wanted to be like God, so the devil and his followers cried out: “Nonserviam!” – “I will not serve!” We see pride even in the grandparent’s paradise. The tempter rebukes them by saying, “… you will be like God… And they knew that they were naked” (Gen. 3:5-7).
The desire to be God has led and will lead more than one person to insane acts that sooner or later end in fiasco because being God does not belong to the creature but the Creator. We have seen countless times that our lives are filled with an extraordinary power every time we show reverence and homage to God. That is why we feel that we want to meet Him again and give Him reverence after every such encounter with God. On the contrary, we think of our defeat, pain, and disappointment after sin. This, too, is a severe lesson for us in life.

When problems come into our lives, when the pride of life takes hold of us, when we desire power, fame, and wealth without Jesus, or at the cost of betraying Jesus, let us ask now that we pray well then I believe in God. Amen.