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One Bread, One Body - Reflection for January 19, 2014

TITLE INSURANCE

"Look! There is the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world." –John 1:29

The Holy Spirit inspired St. John to pack his Gospel with titles of Jesus. Praying and praising Jesus by speaking His titles and meditating upon them is insurance against taking Jesus for granted. It's a great way to deepen our relationship with Him.

Among other titles, John refers to Jesus as:

• the Word of God (Jn 1:1) and Word-Made-Man (Jn 1:14),
• "Lamb of God" (Jn 1:29),
• God's "Chosen One" (Jn 1:34),
• Rabbi, (and also Teacher) (Jn 1:38),
• "the Messiah" (Jn 1:41),
• Son of God and King of Israel (Jn 1:18, 49),
• "the Son of Man" (Jn 1:51),
• "the Bread of Life" (Jn 6:35, 48),
• "Light of the World" (Jn 8:12),
• "I AM" (Jn 8:28; see also Ex 3:14),
• "Lord" (Jn 9:38),
• "Good Shepherd" (Jn 10:11, 14),
• "the Resurrection and the Life" (Jn 11:25),
• "the Way, and the Truth, and the Life" (Jn 14:6),
• "the Vine" (Jn 15:5),
• "the King of the Jews" (Jn 19:19), and
• "my Lord and my God!" (Jn 20:28)

There are many other Scriptural titles of Jesus. These titles combat deception and encourage truth. Praise Jesus by His titles.

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Acknowledgement

Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:

· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College