Wednesday 29th July 2020. Read Jeremiah 15:10-21, Psalm
59:2-18, Matthew 13:44-46
“The kingdom of heaven is
like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up; then in his
joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew 13:44)
If I were to offer you money
in exchange for your Christian Faith, how much would that be? How much money
would be enough just for you to denounce your relationship with Christ forever?
A young man parked a very
expensive car by the road and decided to conduct a social test. He stood by the
corner and tried asking a lady out but she bluntly told him she was not
interested, and then he started walking towards the car. When the lady noticed
he was the owner of the car, she ran to him saying she was now interested.
Another lady who initially said her wedding was coming up also ran after him
when she noticed his car.
Like these ladies, we are
not yet fully converted unless we reach a point where all the money in the world is no longer enough to buy our faith. If God is not a priority in your
life, if you cannot let go of everything else like the merchant who sold all
his possessions just to buy a field containing a treasure (or just one fine
pearl), you do not deserve that kingdom.
Can I really say: “With Jesus
alone, I am satisfied?” Am I willing to sacrifice all I have, all my friends
and connections, all my possessions just for the sake of being part of God’s
kingdom? Can I say with the psalmist today that “God is my refuge in the day of
my distress?”
In the face of the
persecutions Jeremiah suffered, God assures “they will fight against you, but
they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver
you.” Do I have such firm confidence in God? Or is it the case that my bank
alerts give me more confidence?
The life
of St. Martha teaches us the need for closeness to Jesus. What stops me from
cooking even a single meal today to feed one or two poor people around me so
that in that way I am feeding Jesus? Remember “When I was hungry, you fed me;
now enter into the home of my father.” St. Martha, pray for us.
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, help me to live a good life. Amen.
Happy new month. Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Wednesday of
the 17th Week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Jeremiah 15:10-21, Psalm 59:2-18,
Matthew 13:44-46).
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