MOVE TO THE NEXT

Each of us is called to fulfill our God given destiny here on earth. We can consider ourselves God's co-workers if we take upon ourselves the mission to spread the Good News of salvation that Jesus has won for us. We need not do exactly as Apollos and Paul in today's 1st reading. It doesn't matter whenever, wherever, whatever and whoever. We can contribute to the growth of God's Kingdom right here and right now. Amen. Hallelujah!

1 Corinthians 3:1-9
...What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul? Ministers through whom you became believers, just as the Lord assigned each one. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth. 7 Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters are equal, and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor. 9 For we are God’s co-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Last night during our intercessory prayers at Sis Ester's home our sharing shifted to angels and demons which I was reminded of because today's psalm speaks of the people the Lord has chosen to be His own. This is the reason why the fallen angels/demons are so jealous of men. We are indeed special in the eyes of God that in Gen 1:26, "Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion..." We are not just chosen by God to be His own even before everything came to be but we are on top of His creation. Amen. Hallelujah!

Psalm 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21
R: Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
...From heaven the LORD looks down; he sees all mankind. (R) 14 From his fixed throne he beholds all who dwell on the earth, 15 he who fashioned the heart of each, he who knows all their works. (R) 20 Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield, 21 for in him our hearts rejoice; in his holy name we trust.


We may all be in a situation or state wherein we think that we are already doing good in our service to God without realizing that we have actually reached our plateaus and we need to move on to another level. In order to do this we need to exert not just more but extra strength to do this. Those who are working out in a gym or in physical fitness regimen for a long time may know what I am talking about here. There will come a point wherein we do not see results as often as when we just started, that's the plateau. If we reach this then it's time to be more creative and add more challenges in the workout to see results an achieve goals. Today's gospel tells us that Jesus did not just stay in one place but went to the other towns. It may not necessarily mean for us that we have to go to another place like for somebody I know who's leaving for Corona today. It simply challenges us to move on to the next level and improve our performance. Jesus tells us not to get stuck and move on. Amen. Hallelujah!

Luke 4:38-44
...But he said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.”