PLEASE ALL & YOU PLEASE NONE

Whenever we decide to do something we always have to ask ourselves the pros and cons of our action. It is always wise to weigh things very carefully first before we come up with anything. In doing so it is best that we consult God in everything or take in consideration the values and principles that reflect the goodness of God. If we do this constantly we will eventually develop in ourselves a consciousness or inclination to act in accordance to God's will and commands as if we are being led right into it. Amen. Hallelujah!

Isaiah 48:17-19
17 Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel I, the LORD, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go. 18 If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would be like a river, and your vindication like the waves of the sea; 19 your descendants would be like the sand, and those born of your stock like its grains, their name never cut off or blotted out from my presence.


The scriptures say it all. We need not hesitate, stall, delay nor look for anything else further but just follow what the scriptures tell us to do. In fact the bible has an acronym which stands for (B) Basic (I) Instructions (B) Before (L) Leaving (E) Earth. Amen. Hallelujah!


Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6
R: Those who follow you, Lord, will have the light of life.
1 Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, 2 but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night. (R) 3 He is like a tree planted near running water, that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. Whatever he does, prospers. (R) 4 Not so the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes.


Please all and you please none. This is something I used to hear my mother say and she is right. Today's gospel is a classic example of how people can never be totally pleased at all no matter what we do. You know why? It is because even Jesus and John the Baptist was unable to please all. In our efforts to please people somewhere and somehow things do not work out well. We should keep in mind that it will never go as well as we wanted it to be and might end up disappointed and discouraged. We should only strive to please God. In all relationships it is also best not to expect from each other. This is because we are imperfect. We should not expect anything from people but from God alone. We just have to do things for the glory of God and expect Him to make everything perfect in the light of His goodness and love. Amen. Hallelujah!

Matthew 11:16-19
16 Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, 17 ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”