Amidst all the evils, we can always extract some good from this (or any, for that matter) situation. Since it's a given that the LORD will triumph in the end, we can confidently remain in him more than ever. It's a great opportunity for us to be completely united with the Lord as one. This would ensure us a secure journey to heaven from now on.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
*****Easiest Person to Deal With
We all are sinners, and dealing with any of them can turn into a hassle. God alone is holy, perfect, and trustworthy. Besides, he understands and loves us totally. So I find the LORD to be the easiest person to deal with. In fact, it's such a joy to know him, share anything with him, and listening to and learning from him.
***Know Your Responsibility*
Only God can save us from sin, but we are responsible for "allowing" the Lord to save us. So you can say that we are responsible for our own salvation. It is true that the Lord does not wish to condemn us ever. If we do get condemned, it's by our own choice.
**Repentance Is a Joy!
We know that there is great joy in heaven over one sinner who repents (read Jesus' parables in Luke 15). Repentance is a great joy for us too. It's going home to the Father who has wiped away all our sorrows for having offended him. We are now new and clean again! One big reason you need to believe in the God of Christ, for there is not another like him.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
***Prayer Power
I believe that the Lord hears everything we tell him, and he will surely respond to anyone who prays to him from the heart. How and when he'll respond we do not know. But we can be sure that anything we ask for out of love will be answered in our favor, unless there are hidden facts we are not aware of. That our prayers can make the Lord change the course of humanity and world events is undeniable.
**One-Way Giving and Receiving
With God, I feel that it's practically a one-way thing. We receive everything from him, while the most we can give him are ourselves who were created by him in the first place. There's no way we can thank him enough. The best response to the Lord I can think of: "Keep his word" (John 14:23).
*Communion Protocol
While the Lord is still on my tongue, I do not kneel, for the Lord does not bow down to anything or anyone. Once I have fully consumed him and he has become part of me, then I kneel and thank him. If Mass is not ending so quickly, I'd savor the Lord by keeping the Host on my tongue as long as possible. One time when I really yearned for the Lord, the Host remained in my mouth for over 20 minutes.
***Reality Check*
Here's the basic reality in a nutshell. Evil is real, we are sinners, and only God has the power to annihilate evil and take away our sins. We need God to save us from sin and evil.
*Saying Yes to God
In today's Gospel reading from Luke 1, the angel Gabriel appears to the virgin Mary, announcing that she will conceive and bear a son to be named Jesus, who will be great and called Son of the Most High. Mary does not doubt, only curious about how it can happen, as she has no relations with a man. The angle explains that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and the power of the Most High will overshadow her. Mary consents, willing to let it be done to her according to the angel's word. We see that the Lord prepares Mary for the task he has for her. Likewise, we should always believe and let the Lord prepare us to carry out whatever task he has for us. We should always exercise our free will to say yes to God.
*To Be Holy Before God*
No matter how holy we are, we are never good enough for the Lord. We recognize this and he shall be pleased. Fortunately for us, the Lord looks more at our intentions and less to how perfect we are.
**Our Role Before God*
The Lord God alone is omnipotent. Everything must go thru him. If we ever want to be fruitful or accomplish anything that's good, we ought to go thru him, that is, follow his will. Everything has to do with the Lord and our role is to participate in accomplishing whatever he wishes to be done.
Monday, December 19, 2022
****Great Surprise from God
To become a slave to God, we actually gain the greatest possible freedom and become God's friends!
*****How Best to Help God
When I feel helpless in helping the Lord and ask him what I should do, his answer is always "Be holy." This translates to "Be obedient" to me.
**Source of Freedom and Joy
In union with God, you pour your heart out to him every moment. This gives you such freedom and joy, knowing that you are always with him.
*****Knowing What God Wishes for Us*****
No matter what we pray or pray for, it boils down to "Thy will be done." This is the very reason we pray so that we do not get in the Lord's way. Total obedience is what the Lord desires from us so that he may exalt us to the max, for he truly loves us.
**Desire for Complete Belonging
Communion experience. I ask the Lord to wipe clean everything that might rob me of my inner peace in me, even from my subconscious. For I seek complete belonging to him.
***Great Gift Idea***
In my last post, the Lord made it possible for the mother of Samson to conceive him. We all know that Sarah became pregnant and bore Issac to Abraham in his old age, and Elizabeth bore John the Baptist in her old age. Of course, the Holy Spirit made it possible for Virgin Mary to conceive and bear Jesus. Nothing is impossible for God! Therefore, be open to let the Lord conceive in us all the good things he wishes us to bear thru us for his glory. That would be a most beautiful Christmas gift for us to give to the Lord.
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