Bible
Study: Galatians 3, 1 to 5 and Luke 11, 5 to 13.
Faith
according to the book of Hebrews 11:1 is the “assurance of things not seen and
the evidence of things hoped for.” And going further in verse 6, it adds
“without Faith, it is impossible to please God.”
This is
the basis of St. Paul’s harsh words to the Galatians in today’s first reading.
We became converted to Christianity not because of our actions but because we
had faith in what was preached to us. We believed and we were given the Spirit.
Faith is very important, it is the foundation and springboard of our worship of
God. Without faith, we cannot carry out any good deed.
Faith is
the opposite of fear. While fear is expecting a negative outcome based on one’s
present realities, faith is not just expecting the best but becoming fully
satisfied already in the present knowing that there is something positive is on
the way. Faith is living in a magical world so to say whereby nothing happens
out of mere coincidence.
The
universe has certain laws that were put there by God. These laws are always
true. Faith is understanding the laws and using them to one’s advantage. For
instance if you throw something up, it doesn’t fall down by coincidence. It
falls because of the law of gravity.
You can
control your destiny simply by understanding how to put faith into action.
Another law of motion states that “to every action, there is an equal and
opposite reaction.” I like to read this law as: “to every prayer, there is an
equal and corresponding answer.” This is the law of asking which Jesus talks
about in today’s Gospel passage.
“And I
tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks,
finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
Let us
pray:
Lord
Jesus, increase my faith. Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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