وجبـــــــة روحيـــــ(†)ــــــــــة يوميـــــــــة

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

The Prophet Amos says: "Who declares to man what his thought is,..the LORD God of hosts is His name" (Amos 4:13).

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

St. Paul the Apostle says: "Even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts" (1 Thess. 2:4).

. He is the One who tells man what his thought is. He alone knows the hearts of all human beings. He alone is the Examiner of hearts and minds.

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

Christ the Lord says, as we have already mentioned: "And all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works" (Rev.2:23). There are many examples in the Gospels which denote that Christ the Lord reads the thoughts and answers them without hearing anything.

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

The Holy Gospel says that the disciples "reasoned among themselves, saying, 'It is because we have taken no bread. 'But when Jesus perceived it, He said to them, '0 you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?"' (Matt. 16:8); (Mk. 8:16,17)

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

When the Lord said to the paralytic, "Your sins are forgiven you", the Gospel says that the scribes reasoned in their hearts, saying: " 'This Man blasphemes!' But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier...' " (Matt. 9:3,4); (Lk. 5:21,22); (Mk. 2:6,8).

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

After the Lord Jesus Christ healed the demon possessed blind and mute man, the Gospel says: "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, 'This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.' But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself brought to desolation' " (Matt. 12:24,25); (Lk. 11: 17).

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

In the miracle of Christ healing the man with the withered hand, the Gospel says: "And the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man... then said to them, 'I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil?' (Lk. 6:7-9)

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

When the disciples were tempted by the thought of being great, the Gospel says: "A dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him..." (Lk. 9:46,47).

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

In the incident of the sinful woman who washed the Lord's feet with her tears, the Lord replied to the thoughts of Simon the Pharisee. The Gospel says: "Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, 'This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner. And Jesus answered and said to him..." (Lk. 7:39,40).

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III

With regard to Christ knowing the unseen, we give as examples:

(i) The Lord's words to Peter about the hook and the stater (the exact temple tax for two) (Matt. 17:27).
(ii) The Lord's knowledge of Thomas's doubting and discourse with the other Apostles (Jn. 20:27).
(iii) The Lord's knowledge of the death of Lazarus (Jn. 11: 11).
(iv) The Lord's knowledge of what had happened to Nathaniel under the fig tree (Jn. 1:47-50).
(v) The Lord's knowledge of the past life of the Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:18).