Jesus has already come and revealed himself and the whole truth to us. Some of us believe in him and others not. That he'll come again to judge us is certain. At that time you'll know that he is truly our Lord ad God, but it'll be too late for the unbelievers. The same thing happens if you do not believe and die before his second coming.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
*****Tug of War with God***
Here's a picture portraying realistically how we deal with the God. Each of us is engaged in a tug of war with him, with us standing on the edge of a precipice. He doesn't let the rope go so that we may not fall off the cliff. Meanwhile, we pull on our end as we resist moving toward him. Should we choose to go to him, he would gladly pull us toward him as far as we'll let him. But if we choose to hold our ground and not budge, then when our time is up, he would have no choice but to let us go. It's up to us now, but later it'll be all up to him.
***Recognizing Another Reality***
Nothing belongs to us and we don't belong to any other human being. All of us belong to God alone. Deal with this reality and let it change the way you live.
**Second Coming Certain*
It is amazing that after two thousand years we still await the Second Coming of the LORD. Is it really going to happen? You bet! The world continues rebelling against God, so his work is not finished yet. Common sense alone tells me that he will get all things squared away one day and we'll have final order and peace. God shall be triumphant!
**Best to Come*
I have Christ now, but the best is yet to come. And that is, I'll be knowing him in full.
***Dying and Reliving in Christ
To die in Christ is to let your old self pass away. Then you can start living in him to let him make you anew. Now you become a delight for the Lord to behold (not to mention yourself experiencing freedom, peace, and joy).
**Meritorious Suffering
When you willingly accept whatever suffering coming your way for Christ's sake, you strengthen your union with the Lord. This also stores up more treasure in heaven.
Monday, December 4, 2023
**Deciding Factor for Our Eternity
In the final analysis, it comes down to whether we have Christ or not.
**Sinners Made Clean**
Communion experience. The Lord heals and purifies my soul. Feeling clean is a priceless feeling that can only be given by the Lord. This proves to me that we are indeed sinners!
**God's Peace
The peace of God dwells deep in those who know him, serving as a ballast or anchor. Whereas their hearts can still get ruffled on the surface, that peace deep down keeps them unshaken.
Sunday, December 3, 2023
***Perfect Matching Up
Communion experience. Here's Almighty God coming to unite with me, a lowly, poor sinner. Such is his great love and mercy.
***Excellent Way of Praying*****
Certainly we need to pray hard. How do we go about doing it? For the Catholic, the basic prayers are Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Apostles' Creed, Holy Rosary, Chaplet of Divine of Mercy, etc., of which many were given directly to us by the Lord. And there are other beautiful prayers written by various saints and pious souls available for our use. What I really want to say is that we must not neglect making up our own prayers. These will come straight from your heart, aiming for the Lord to hear. I dare say that such prayers will please the Lord as much as the best written ones prayed earnestly, if not more. When you pray thus, you don't even need to be concerned about how accurately or well you express yourself. Sometimes, words or complete sentences are not even necessary. They are beautiful to the Lord because they originate spontaneously from your heart. Furthermore, this should greatly enhance your intimacy with him.
***"Watch" Is the Word
In today's Gospel reading from Mark 13, Jesus said to his disciples: "Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come." The Lord had repeatedly warned them of his coming this way. Should he come suddenly and find us asleep, we're no better off than those who rejected him.
***What We Truly Need to Know***
Today's response to Psalm 80: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved. With God, it's all about our salvation. We need the Lord, for without him we'd be lost forever in sin. This is basic knowledge, critically important for us to have! Heaven awaits and we choose not to show up?
***Maximum Trust*
Today's entrance antiphon contains the following words from Psalm 25: To you, I lift up my soul, O my God. In you I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. If you can entrust your soul to God, you can entrust everything else to him.
Saturday, December 2, 2023
**Union on a Grand Scale
When we are in union with God, we are in union with all those who are in union with him. Thus we are also in union with all the saints and angels in heaven and all those who are holy in the Lord on earth. This is more grand, powerful, and glorious than we normally realize. We are definitely not alone! Take full advantage of that.
***God's Calming Effect
Once you know Jesus well, especially when you've attained union with him, nothing basically alarms you anymore, for you now belong to the Lord alone. This can give people the false impression that you're a cold person. Then pleasing God is not to please the world.
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