The Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary (98-117); Venerable Father Michael of Maleon (961)
1 Corinthians 9:13-18; Matthew 16:1-6
Read Matthew 16:1-6
We read in the prophecy of Isaiah 46:9: “I am God, there is no other; I am God, there is none like me”.
Goes does not need to prove Himself to anyone. God may reveal Himself if God wills it, and as we read in the Holy Scriptures, God did will it and did reveal Himself to us.
Jesus Christ, being God incarnate, revealed Himself and God’s glory even further, through different miracles, never seen before. And still, there were people who did not believe in Jesus.
Jesus Christ, being the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb 13:8), that is merciful, loving, almighty, humble and patient, will not impose on us to believe in Him and does not need to prove Himself to us for He is God and there is none like Him.
If we have the willingness and courage to get to know God, He will reveal Himself to us along the way in a personal way, through His Son, Jesus Christ, and so we will realize the greatness and wondrous deeds of God.
All it takes is that leap of faith into what may seem to be the ‘unknown’, but before you know it, that ‘unknown’ will become the cornerstone of your salvation, for “the Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard ‘delay’, but He is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Pt 3:9).