A Confidence

Remember the question about Jesus' authority?

"Jesus had entered the Temple and was teaching when the chief priests, the teachers of the Law and the Jewish authorities came to Him and asked, 'What authority have you to act like this? Who gave you authority to do all this?'

Jesus answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, only one. And if you give me an answer, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. When John began to baptize, was it a work from God, or was it merely something human?'

They reasoned out among themselves, 'If we reply that it was a work of God, He will say: Why, then, did you not believe him? And if we say: The baptism of John was merely something human, beware of the people; since all hold John as a prophet." So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.'

And Jesus said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what right I do these things.'"

(Matthew 21: 23 - 27)

I was impressed by Lord Jesus' actions. He seemed to be very confident in the works He did in the Temple. The part where Jewish leaders questioning Him about the authority He did, seemed to imply that Jesus did the deeds on His own without having anyone instructing Him. He must have discerned His mission and vocation very well. There are times we are not sure about ourselves and what we are doing. It happens when we arrive at the crossroads of our lives. But I am very convinced that if I follow Jesus and do right things with Him, I will never get lost. Lord Jesus is a source of my confidence! I am sure that all saints will agree with me, since they had convinced themselves of Christ that they were willing to sacrifice everything for Him!

Saint Francis de Sale said, "All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be."

The question is, "Are you confident in what you are convinced of?"