Attaining Union with God thru the Holy Eucharist

Friday, July 28, 2023

How to Love God

God has everything except our obedience. So if you love God, just obey him. This is the best we can do and all he expects of us. It would complete his joy and make the whole heaven rejoice! So don't be a spoilsport and do it now!

Sign We Need Salvation

If I were perfect, sinless, and knew that I was heaven bound, telling me that Jesus can save me from sin just wouldn't interest me. The fact that we can be deeply moved, even to tears, upon learning that Jesus as God the Son actually died for us so that we might have eternal life clearly shows that we are aware that we are sinners and need salvation.

**Jealous God

In today's reading from Exodus 20, the LORD God gave the ten commandments to his people. He also made it clear to them that he, the LORD, was their God and they should not have other gods besides him. Thus we are not to idolize any other god or anything else, material or nonmaterial. This means that we must detach ourselves from the world and worship the LORD alone. It is only right, as the LORD is both our creator and our heavenly Father.

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Which Way to Go After Death

We are on this earth now. After we die, we end up either going to God or falling into hell. Choosing which way to go should be a no-brainer. But we may not quite realize that it's how we live our life on this earth that determines where we'll end up in our next life for ever.

***Jesus' Calling for Us*

Jesus called his Apostles to give up everything to follow him. Why should his calling for us be different? The only way to follow the Lord is to follow only him.

**Knowing God Cherished

For all of us who already know the Lord, we need to cherish this privilege. For he has chosen us and we are now directly linked to him. He now guides and shields us from all evil, and we are on the way to heaven. There's much more, but that's a lot already!

**God Can Transform Us*

When you belong to Christ, you are set free from the world. We all pursue pleasures in the world, but after knowing the Lord, you realize that such pleasures provide only short-lived enjoyment, while the Lord truly satisfies your deep inner longings. Now you let the world go and devote all your time honoring the Lord. Yes, God can truly change us to make us feel good.