Thursday 23RD July 2020. Read Jeremiah 2:1-13, Psalm 36:6-11,
Matthew 13:10-17.
“Blessed
are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.” (Matthew 13:16)
The
ability to understand God’s word is a gift. This is exactly what Jesus wanted
his disciples to know as he said: “To you, it has been given to know the secrets
of the kingdom of heaven, but to them, it has not been given…. blessed are your
eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly I tell you, many
prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and
to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
In other
words, there are many who read the bible but are not able to perceive the
secrets it contains. There are those for whom the bible is indeed a stumbling
block. How? Recall that Satan actually quoted the Bible to Jesus during His
temptations. Without proper guidance and the light of the Holy Spirit, the
Bible can actually mislead a person.
I recall
one of my teachers back then in the Seminary who taught us Scriptures. She
happened to be a Reverend Sister. She told us that the Bible should always be
read kneeling. Truly, the Bible is not like any other piece of literature. We
must first ask for God to open our hearts before we begin to flip through the
pages of the Bible. That way, the meaning becomes really clear to us. We see
things that others cannot see and we hear things that others will never hear.
A divine
revelation of God came to Jeremiah in our first reading today; to preach to the
people in a way they had not heard before. Jeremiah’s words were a total
reproach on the entire nation of Israel. He seemed to capture every one of
their sins.
From the
least person up to the leaders, the priests, those in the custody of the law and
the rulers, Jeremiah fearlessly delivered the word, telling them how they have
all abandoned God, the fountain of living waters and have tried to create
cisterns for themselves; broken cisterns for that manner.
Let us
pray: Lord God, give us eyes that see and ears that hear, that our study of
your word may bear the right fruits in our lives. Amen
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Thursday of the
16th Week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Jeremiah 2:1-13, Psalm
36:6-11, Matthew 13:10-17)
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