Jesus is portrayed by Matthew as beginning his earthly ministry after the arrest of John the Baptist. Hi message is the same: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near." (Mtt 4: 17) One difference from John, however, is that Jesus not only proclaims Good News but he is the Good News in person. This proclamation not only invites people to be baptized but also to follow Jesus himself and discover a new way of life. Jesus shows this by his healing ministry which gives visible and physical evidence of the Good News he brings. For ourselves we need to ask whether the Good News is indeed that for each one of us and whether it has had an effect on our lives. Maybe, like Peter and Andrew, et al, we need to make a move to abandon our needs and our comfort zones to act on the Word and to know healing as its message takes effect in us.
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