Bible
Study: 1st Corinthians 3, 18 to 23 and Luke 5, 1 to 11.
One of the
gifts of the Spirit of God in us is WISDOM. There is the wisdom of God which is
different from the wisdom of the world. As St. Paul says “Let no one deceive
himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become
a fool, so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in
the eyes of God.” 1st Corinthians 3, 18.
To be wise
in the things of the world only is to be foolish before God. We cannot rely
only on worldly wisdom. That is why we need constantly fan into flames the
Spirit of God that we have received. We need to exercise that Spirit constantly
so as to benefit from the Wisdom it offers us.
Like the
experienced fisherman Peter, we may claim to be wise in worldly things, we may
even have degrees in our field of expertise but all that is nothing before God.
When Jesus told Peter to let his net down for a catch, Peter protested “Master,
we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I
will lower the nets.” In other words, he was telling Jesus that based on his
experience as a fisherman, it was stupid to attempt to catch fish at that time
of the day. If he had laboured all night and caught nothing, then there are
probably no fishes anymore in that part of the river.
Unknown to
Peter, Jesus wasn’t working with the wisdom of the world. Jesus was working with
a different kind of wisdom; a wisdom that transcends human reasoning; a wisdom
that only God can give. While others were probably laughing and shouting and
perhaps praising themselves for the catch, Peter quietly came to Jesus and fell
at his feet saying, “Depart from me Lord for I am a sinful man.” When superior
wisdom meets the inferior, one must bow!
Dear
friends in Christ, it is high time we quit trusting solely in the wisdom of the
world. It is high time we go beyond the ordinary where we have to labour all
night and catch nothing. It is high time we began working with our sixth sense;
the wisdom that comes from the Spirit of God.
Let Us
Pray:
Lord
Jesus, grant me a deeper spiritual understanding of life that I may not work
solely on the surface. Amen.
Good morning.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
HAPPY NEW MONTH. WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER.
Fr. Abu
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