Bible
Study: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20. / Matthew 13:10-17.
Closeness
to God is a privilege. In fact, to have been born in a family that knows God at
all is something to be thankful for. We live in an age that no longer reveres
God; an age that asks what it needs God for.
In the
course of my interaction with people from different parts of the world, I have
come to realise to my greatest shock that there are millions of people born in
the world today whose parents never told them anything about God or brought
them to Church. There are people who have no sense of morality and their definition
of right and wrong is not based on what the Bible says but what society
considers as wrong or right.
That we
have come to know God is not by chance. It is not because God loves us more
than others who grew up never getting to know whether or not He exists. We are
like those Jesus speaks about in the Gospel passage. Blessed are our eyes for
seeing what they see and our ears for hearing what they do. Our privileged
status rather than make us proud should make us value ourselves more. We should
be proud of what we have and strive to make our worship of God more authentic.
We are
like the children of Israel before whom God displayed his glory. It is
important to note that the people were able to see this because they prepared
themselves very well for it. Unless we strive to be in the state of grace, we
may never really see God’s mighty glory at work in our life. We should not take
God for granted. He is holy and those who come to him must keep their hands
clean.
Let us
pray: Lord Jesus, increase my love and devotion to you more and more everyday. Amen.
Good
morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God
bless you.
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