We are all aware of the fact that in this world nothing is
permanent, something may hold true for now but will end up different sooner or
later. Nowadays, looking at the present situation around us, people are getting
confused, anxious and uncertain of what to do next. We must admit that there
are moments when we are guilty of those feelings. No matter how close we are to
God as some people may think, we can not deny the fact that we succumb to it,
too. You know why? We are never sure of
what lies ahead of us, there's only one thing we can be sure of, Jesus. For
thousands of generations past, God has been attempting to reveal Himself to
mankind and trying to establish a relationship with us. From the time of Adam
& Eve and Noah and dates way back to 1800 BC during the time of Abraham,
Moses (1200), David (means the favored one,1000), Exodus (600) to the birth of
our Lord Jesus. From this time line, significant events happened from the time
of Creation when God created man who fell into sin and became unfaithful and
how God continuously called us back to Him by showing us who He really is
throughout the length of time. Dramatic events like the entrance of the
Israelites to the promised land and the pockets of rebellion as they took over
the 12 tribes. The sequence of events when they settled into a life of monarchy
(kings) from their 1st king (Saul) to King David and King Solomon. The time of
David as the greatest time of the people of God when the kingdom grew bigger
while the time of Solomon as the time when the temple is at its best owing to
the "wisdom of Solomon which was manifested in the 3000 proverbs and 1005
songs he wrote. But it was also marked by an event when the kingdom was divided
due to Solomon's involvement to 1005 wives. It was a very difficult time marked
by political upheaval, assassinations and adultery in the manner of the
people's worship to Yahweh mixed with the pagan god, Baal. They all symbolize
the covenant of God's love and relationship to man. The untiring and immense love
of God for us revealed in the fullness of time through our Lord Jesus Christ. When
a person speaks as if he/she can never be wrong then it must have been because
of his/her level of confidence. If we are so sure of something, it shows. If
such is the case then we should have the highest level of confidence in Jesus
for the whole world to know. Amen. Hallelujah!
Ephesians 3: 2-12
...bring to light for all what is the plan of the mystery
hidden from ages past in God who created all things, 10 so that the manifold wisdom
of God might now be made known...
11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he
accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness of speech
and confidence of access through faith in him.
Today’s psalm me of my experience at the Yosemite Waterfalls Park US
P S A L M
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd,
5-6
R: You will draw water
joyfully from the springs of salvation.
2 God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My
strength and my courage is the LORD, and he has been my savior. 3 With joy you
will draw water at the fountain of salvation.
God is fair and just in all His ways. We can rely on Him to
carry out everything perfectly. We should be relieved in the fact that
everything will come to pass in His perfect time in accordance to God's
standard and not ours. In the meantime, we should always be prepared. If we
don't know what to expect then we are at a loss. Jesus in today's gospel tells
us that sooner or later we will all come face to face with God on our last day
here on earth. No one can deny the fact that we will all die and it is
something that we must not be afraid of. Instead we should all be ready for it
when it comes and while we still have time. There is always hope as long as we
live. Those who have prepared and acted in vigilance will never be caught
unaware. Nothing beats those who are always ready and prepared. We have a
responsibility in our hands and we are accountable for it. Let us do all in our
power to measure up and give it our best. We sometimes get shocked at how this
modern world of ours have drifted further down the pit of moral decay and got
into the lure of what seemed to be the accepted and existing norms of our
society. It is so difficult most especially for us trying to live the call of
Jesus in our lives. It looks like wherever we go we are faced by these
challenges. Sometimes we feel like people have no more room for godly talk.
Just when I thought that we're running out of godly resources in our
environment today's gospel suddenly reminded me of the movie,
"Spiderman". I can consider the following words of Spiderman,
"With great power comes great responsibility" a modern version of
this bible passage that I have quoted below. Although we are sometimes
overwhelmed by the discouraging reality of the kind of world we live in, God
never runs out of occasions and circumstances to always reinforce His words
which serve as guiding principles in life that can always keep us attuned and
conformed to Him rather than to this present world. Although there are times
when we find ourselves overwhelmed by the tasks in our hands, we should be glad
and rejoice that we are continuously being entrusted with responsibilities
knowing that God will not give us anything that we can not accomplish. Amen.
Hallelujah!
Luke 12:39-48
...You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not
expect, the Son of Man will come.” .....Blessed is that servant whom his master
on arrival finds doing so. Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of
all his property. .....Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,
and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.
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