A promise is a promise. Surely our God knows how to keep and
fulfill it because he is God. No one can deny that God has done great things
for all of us and is displayed throughout the universe. Whenever we look at all
the things around us and really fix in our heart the truth that there is none
like our God then we are safe and secure in His loving care. Just remember that
we are bound to keep the statutes and commandments of the Lord God and
everything else will follow. Amen. Hallelujah!
Deuteronomy 4:32-34. 39-40
...Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever
heard of?...This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD
is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other. 40
You must keep his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you today, that
you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on
the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever.”
Nothing is hidden from God and everything is known to Him.
It pays to always consult our plans to God in prayers and everything we intend
to do we should lay down before Him and seek His approval. He will never
deprive us nor withhold from us the answers that we seek. If we sometimes
forget these and tend to stray away from the right path then we should always
be aware that everything that we say, think and do must always have reference
to God our Creator. It may have happened to most of us when we get disappointed
at how we still miss something so quickly despite our close watch. We sometimes
end up confused and discouraged when things don’t happen the way we expect it
despite our accurate and strict monitoring. We even ask ourselves how it could
have happened. We may have heard and seen some terrible and frightening things
in our life but we should always hold on to the truth that no matter how
horrible the things that are happening around us they don't change the fact
that our Lord is God and always in charge and in control. It doesn't matter
that much how we think and feel but what matters most is how to feel and think
just like God. We can always rely and depend on it, 100%, fail proof and
success guaranteed. We should place our trust not in men or in things but in
God alone. What is wisdom to men is folly to God. The Lord did not promise us to
be totally problem free but He gave His assurance that He will always be our
Savior and Redeemer. God's power is beyond our full comprehension. He is Holy,
Mighty, Immortal and Infinitely Great. Did it ever occur to us how all these
things that surround us, from the skies, to the mountains, plains, the seas,
the wind, all the heavenly bodies above, the things down below, all the
creatures of the earth especially us, human beings came to be. Not a single
theory about creation could suffice and would ever satisfy the wonders and
marvelous things that God has done. Just thinking about all these things should
make us always put our hope in Him, feel confident and assured that we are safe
under His care, to help us from all our problems and shield us from all harm. It
is a consolation to know that we are constantly assured by God especially in
today's psalm to never doubt His power and goodness. His loving eyes is always
upon us not leaving us for a single moment nor removing his stare even with a
wink of an eye. It feels good to know that someone's eyes are upon us and
looking after us. When we come to a point of despair and feel like things are
not getting better, we ought to remember always that we are God's people and we
are His own. We have to realize this one most important truth that we should
all subscribe to, which is to constantly align ourselves and conform to the
will and plan of God in our lives. Let us ask the Lord to lead us to the right
path and decisions that we may work toward the building of God’s kingdom here
on earth. We should not give room to any doubt, fear,
anxiety, impatience, irritability, hatred, sadness, iniquity, unfaithfulness,
disloyalty, pride and loss of self control. Let us not choose to give in to
these. They are all characteristics that should not be found in a people the
Lord has chosen to be His own. Our present situation may not be a
perfect picture yet but we should all rejoice and be glad knowing that God was
the one who chose us first and He will carry us through. All we have to do is
just trust that the Lord will carry out with perfection all His plans for us no
matter what situations or circumstances may arise in our midst. When God
created this world and everything in it including us, He did not ask permission
from anybody. It means that He has chosen us to be His own and not the other
way around. This is the reason why the fallen angels/demons are so jealous of
men. We are indeed special in the eyes of God for it is written 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. Let us never lose sight of this wonderful plan that God has
for all of us. We may not be seeing it right now, having doubts about it, not
paying attention to it or unable to commit to it. Whatever it may be, these are
all hindrances that prevent us from gaining access to the goodness of the Lord.
Never allow ourselves to miss out on this privilege that is accorded to all of
us as the children of God. God chose us first and it is only right and fitting
that we choose Him too. If we always focus on the Lord and put His words in our
presence at all times then we can be assured that we have a lamp unto our feet
that is lighting our path. We have to entrust all our cares and worries to the
Lord for He can do better things for our lives than all our works combined. No
matter how hard we try to succeed in what we do if it's not in accordance to God's
plan then nothing will ever come out of it. We may succeed in one aspect but we
will never be totally at peace for in the end it will always be the will and
plan of God that will prevail. We just have to acknowledge that we are sparing
ourselves of all the trouble and heartaches if we will just be obedient and
completely trust in the Lord's plan. Let us truly be wise in the real
sense of the word rather than of the world and not forfeit all our benefits
from the Lord. We all have our personal plans and
designs and we may not be able to fully understand what is going on at the
present time. It is not easy for the wisdom in the eyes of God is foolishness
to the world but what's most important is that we should always consult
everything to God first, just believe and surrender everything to Him for He
knows best. We have to realize this one most important truth that we should all
subscribe to, which is to constantly align ourselves and conform to the will
and plan of God in our lives. The power of God knows no limits and we can
always rely on Him for anything that we are in need. Let us rely on God's power
and completely trust Him to bring to fulfillment everything that He has
promised. Just like the Blessed Mother Mary, who is Queen of heaven and
earth, we too are destined for victory and royalty. If only we live out the
example of her obedient life and carry Jesus in our hearts. Let us not lose
hope and have faith in the Master Plan and Grand Design that God has for all of
us. Amen. Hallelujah!
P S A L M
Psalm 33:4-5. 6. 9. 18-19. 20. 22 (12b)
R: Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
...By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; by the
breath of his mouth all their host. 9 For he spoke, and it was made; he
commanded, and it stood forth. (R) 18 See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those
who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,19 to deliver them from
death and preserve them in spite of famine. (R) 20 Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield. 22 May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who
have put our hope in you. (R)...
Today’s 2nd reading reminds me of this person who
told me that God uses people, actions, events and thoughts that suddenly flash
in our mind in order to convey a message to us. It was at that trying moment in
my life when she said not to be afraid. She said that the challenges we face
can be viewed as God’s way of trying to become closer to us. The circumstances
and difficulties we are encountering right now are just tools that God uses for
us to realize that we are predestined or called by God to serve him. To fulfill
this, there is a need for us to undergo purification and keep in mind that the
suffering of our present life cannot be compared with the glory that will be
revealed and given to us. Whatever decisions we have to make or crossroads we
are confronted with that needs discernment which road to take we must always be
in touch with the reality that we are the children of God. Amen. Hallelujah!
Romans 8:14-17
14 Brothers and sisters: Those who are led by the Spirit of
God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall
back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “
Abba, Father!”...
We see in today's gospel the divine power of Jesus Christ. He
ascended into heaven and is now seated in the throne at right hand of the
Father. He has passed from death to another life beyond time and space after
His resurrection. The risen body of Christ was not recognized immediately by
Mary Magdalene and the disciples on the road to Emmaus. His appearance was
different in the resurrection from His earthly presence. His humanity has
entered into the glory of God. He was filled by the power of the Holy Spirit
and sharing in the divine light of God's glory. He is fully present in the
spiritual realm of the God the Father. Something of course that He has from the
very beginning since He shares in God's full divinity. He just wanted to share
this glory to us. He has entered into the glory of God to inspire us, the
faithful to offer our homage and adoration. The glory of God that appears and
disappears can only be discovered in the realm of faith. He is inspiring faith
in each one of us. His resurrection has reached its full significance in this
salvific event, His triumph and victory over sin and death. We remember that He
was condemned to death for claiming that He was the Son of God. With His
resurrection, He is confirmed and raised by the Father. Not raised like Lazarus
who died again but He is raised never to die again. He said that when He is
lifted up we would know that He is the Son of God and confirms His claim about
His divinity. He has defeated sin and death. We are truly free. His
resurrection is the principle and source of our resurrection. He is the source
of new life for everyone and manifests our adoption as children of God. He is
life itself. It is a hope that inspires faith and charity in us towards Him. He
is the source of life and our future resurrection. He dwells in our hearts
through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the mystery we come in contact
with in the resurrection. In the ascension we see an even greater or another
difference in the veiled glory of the risen one and that of Christ ascended
into heaven and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father, who is His
Father and our Father. Remember He said to Mary "Do not touch me as I have
yet not ascended to the Father." As He ascended in the clouds and into
heaven we look upon the full glory of God. The clouds symbolizes the fullness
of glory as we recall in the Old Testament the clouds that descends in Mt. Sinai
Matthew 28:16-20
16 The eleven disciples went toGalilee , to
the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. 17 When they saw him, they
worshipped, but they doubted. 18 Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All
power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go, therefore, and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age .”
Matthew 28:16-20
16 The eleven disciples went to
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