Bible
Study: Ezekiel 37, 1 to 14 and Matthew 22, 34 to 40.
At what
point can you say “God no longer cares for me?” At what point can you say “my
sins are too much and I don’t deserve God’s love anymore?” At what point can
you say “there is no need making efforts to be a good person?” . . . No matter
how bad things may have been, no matter how great your sins may have been, it
is never too late for God. This is moral of today’s first reading from the book
of Ezekiel.
Your bones
may have been dead completely. You may have lost all hope. You may have given
up on every attempt to repent from certain things you know God is not pleased
with but the truth my dear friend is that God still cares! His love is
everlasting!
Lazarus was
dead four days but when Jesus showed up, he proved that for God, there is
nothing like “too late.” Ezekiel’s prophecy of the dry bones shows us that
there can be dead cases as far as our life is concerned. We can always change,
there is always a room for repentance. We can never be too old to start
learning again. Why is it that it can never be too late for God?
Sing: The
Steadfast love of the Lord never ceaseth. His mercies endures forever. They are
new every morning, new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness O Lord, Great
is thy faithfulness.
God has
written his laws in our hearts, whether or not we are Christians, we know what
is right and wrong. As long as we strive to love God with all our hearts, with
all our mind and with all our strengths, we would keep our part of the bargain
and by loving our neighbour as ourselves, we would make the world a better
place. Where there is love, there is God and when your actions are propelled
purely by love for God and neighbour, you cannot possibly sin.
God has
given us his commandments, our ability to keep them depends on how much we love
and respect him. St. Augustine once said: O GOD, YOU HAVE MADE US FOR YOURSELF,
OUR HEARTS ARE RESTLESS UNTIL THEY REST IN YOU. You may have been looking for
happiness in the world but there is a quicker way now. Reciprocate the love
that God has shown to you. Begin today to live right and do right. Forget the
past and repent.
Let us
pray:
Create in
me a pure heart, Oh God and renew your spirit within me. Cast me not away from
your presence O Lord and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Amen
Good morning.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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