It's plain and simple, our action speaks for ourselves. We have to be careful what we convey to other people through the kind of life we live because what the 1st reading tells us today is very clear. Amen. Hallelujah!
1 John 3:7-10.
Children, let no one deceive you....
In this way, the children of God and the children of the devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his brother.
"Take and receive Oh Lord, my liberty, take all my will, my mind, my memory. All things I hold, and all I own are Thine, Thine was the gift to Thee I all resign, Do Thou direct and govern all and sway, do what Thy will command and I obey, only Thy grace, Thy love on me bestow, these make me rich all else will I forgo." This song we should lovingly dedicate to God. He is greater than anything in our lives. He is the great giver of our life. Amen. Hallelujah!
Psalm 98:1, 7-8, 9
R: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.
1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.
God has been consistently making it known that in Him we are victorious. We may be encountering disappointments and setbacks but every now and then God does not fail in turning something that had gone wayward for the good. Things get suddenly fixed and fitted perfectly as planned by the Master. We should be thankful that God continues to reveal His greatness not only as King of Kings, Mighty Healer, Lord of Lords, Master and Savior but also as a God of order. What are we looking for and expect especially this year 2012. We must repent for looking for the wrong things and center our lives in God. If we don’t know God we can not do His will. One of the greatest ways we can do God’s will is to be faithful to our daily duties. Whatever that may be, single, married or a religious. This is one of the preeminent ways that we can have moral satisfaction that we are doing the will of God. We have to take note also that it is where the devil wants to mess up. Example, for married people when their marriage crumble, the consecrated begin to doubt their vows and a high school student could turns to drugs. The devil loves to mess up in faithfulness to daily work. We have to do our daily work in the manner He wills it and do it because it is God’s will. To do what is supposed to be done and do it in the way it is supposed to be done. Do every act with exactness and do it in the most perfect manner. God wants to make us a saint right where we are as said by Jose Maria Escriva. The devil hates it if we are faithful to our daily duties so he causes worry and doubt in our daily pattern. The Sacrament of the present moment tells us that the evils of today is enough and we must just focus on our daily duties. As the scriptures tell us, “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, do not worry about tomorrow.” We can gain much wisdom from the Saints. God is the God of now, the present moment. It is a lack of trust if we worry too much about the past and the future. With regards to sins in the past that we must worry about then confess and move on. God wants to absorb our past in His sacred love. We avail of the grace of contrition and move on. The saints move forward, they never look back like dogs who return to their vomit or pigs that return to the wallow of the mire. This is the day of salvation and this the day of the Lord. There is no doubt that God reveals Himself to us if we draw near Him. Amen. Hallelujah!
John 1: 35-42.
..."Come, and you will see."...
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