Thursday 16th July 2020. Read Isaiah 10:5-16, Psalm 94:5-15, Matthew 11:25-27)_
Jesus said: “Come to me,
all who labour and are heavily laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)
Are you troubled? Is your heart
restless? You can’t find sleep at night? There is a solution. Whenever your
heart is not at rest or life gives you a bitter pill to swallow; the only thing
you need is Jesus. Jesus says: “Come to me; come and see me, come let’s talk.” In
other words, go down on your knees and pray! Seek Jesus because He is all you
need.
This is where the Gospel of
prosperity misses the way; it takes our attention away from Jesus to the material
things of this world. Rather than telling us to come to Jesus, prosperity
preachers tell us to imagine the gold, the mansion, the brand of car, the job,
the money we are looking for etc. Jesus says: “come to me… seek first my
kingdom.”
In today’s first reading, we hear the
Prophet Isaiah: “The way of the righteous is level; you make smooth the
path of the righteous… O Lord, you will ordain peace for us.” In fact, Isaiah
prophetically repeats the words of Jesus when he concluded by saying: “O
dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for joy!” Come to Jesus and you will find
peace of mind, you will sing for joy.
Now, how do we come to Jesus? One, we must carry His Yoke. Like a farmer
ties a yoke on oxen in order to use them to work on the farm, Jesus wants us to
carry His Yoke; to be controlled by his teaching; to work in promoting God’s
kingdom.
Jesus adds that this yoke is easy and
the burden (sacrifices, commitments) that come with the yoke is very light. Never think that living a righteous life is hard
or difficult. That is a lie of the devil. Jesus says “My yoke is easy and my
burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30).
Secondly, we must learn from Jesus’
gentleness and lowliness. If we approach God with the mind-set of entitlement,
we become like the landlord asking his tenant for money instead of the lowly
creature beseeching God for favours.
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, be my sole priority from today to my very last day.
Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive.
Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Thursday of the 15th Week in
Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Isaiah
26:7-19, Psalm 102:13-21, Matthew 11:28-30).
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