Designed to keep others in the lighted path via spiritual nourishment. Our other goal is to help promote and prosper Catholic and Christian renewal in the quest for truth in our faith and for a better quality of life that in the guidance of the Holy Spirit we may share God's light and blessings with others in our spirit through His Son, Jesus Christ, living in His love, mercy and grace, learning to enlighten, guide, love and forgive, we may live forever in the glory of His name, Amen.
"Let Go and Let God"
In John 6:40 Jesus declared, "For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."Overcome your fears and let God through the Holy Spirit mold you and rule your life. Be happy as you trust in Jesus, follow his teachings and God will bless your life abundantly. And in1 Corinthians 5:16-17, the Holy Spirit in Saint Paul tells us, “Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
In John 8:12, Jesus spoke again to the people saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." Make a difference in this world by helping others know Jesus in you and see the light ... Let your light shine brightly now!
And in Matthew 6:33, Jesus said, " Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you."Live with true peace, see and feel the blessings and fulfillment that come upon your life when you do what is good for others as compared when you judge and cause pain in others which can bring so much stress, conflict and even illness in your life."
To Our Youth and The Weary, "Hope and Trust in God and Be Generous"
Herewith is a related inspirational message fromthe letter of St. Paul to the young Timothy (1Timothy 6:17-19), which states, “Command those who are rich in the present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”
We pray for the respect to human dignity and the preservation of life as we detest abortion practices that continue to ruin American Society and the world.
There have been studies made on those who had undergone abortion with many of them regretting it as they had more health problems later on aside from the guilt that they have carried as they journey through life, with a good number experiencing broken families.
With a forgiving and merciful God, I pray for their guidance and renewal as they become witness to the ill effects of abortion, that others may learn from their mistakes.
In Hebrew 6:7-8, Saint Paul writes, "Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for who it is formed receives the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned."
Listen well and heed God's commandments and Christ's teachings as we are being reminded by Jesus when he said to his disciples in Matthew 13:14-15, “In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving; for this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.”
Let's be guided in the truth as we adhere to God's words in Christ Jesus, that we and our family be blessed in this life and the life to come as we KJOH.
Read on above link and see how a beautiful entertainment celebrity, Sharon Lee Giganti, found the light and now wants to share her incredible transformation and renewal through her life experience.
Sharon is now happy serving as a catechist and a professed member of the Holy Family Institute.
In John 14:6 Jesus said to His apostles, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”.
Further in John 3:16, Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Trust in God through His Son Jesus, our Lord and Savior, and believe in him as you become a witness to his goodness, his words and everything will be alright.
This blogger did, and he is now happy counting his blessings, at peace in his spirit as he lifts up everything to him after doing what he feels is best after seeking help and guidance through prayers and thanksgiving in Jesus ... then prays that "God's will be done." Yes, let's have fun as we KJOH.
As we pray for peace, order and justice in the Middle East, let us get inspiration from Chronicles 7:14 which states in God's words through the prophets, “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
In the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:1-6), he has challenged everyone to become steadfast in their faith and glorify Christ in his teachings in the face of the growing temptations in this material world of high rise buildings, highly computerized technology and things of the flesh, “Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways, we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.
"On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God… The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
If we really love our neighbors, we have to share to light, and see the truth in love with God through Jesus.
Jean and Scott Adam with Phillis Macay and Bob Riggle were spreading God's love in Jesus with their bible giving ministry when they were killed as hostages under Somali pirates ... they did not die in vain ... as we pray for peace and love in Christ that the whole world may see the light with the death of these modern day martyrs who died spreading Christ's love as they have shown deep in their hearts their love for others.
In John 15:12-13, Jesus reiterated his greatest commandment to his apostles, “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
Beyond the hostage drama and the violence that occurred, many of you may want to look at what happened on a different perspective guided by more related verses from the bible.
In Philippians 1:21, Saint Paul writes as he rejoices in God’s words and in his overwhelming faith and love in Jesus, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
Above powerful verses may have inspired Jean and Scott Adam and their two friends, as some of you may want to reflect and internalize in our spirit.
We see violence, hatred, vengeance, obsession with lust and money which spell the lack of love in our midst as many of us get over our emotions and are tempted to sin.
More often we fail to see the light as we prefer to dominate our life with darkness in our mind. Will not this further push us down to the bottomless pit where there is no return?
Is it not time that we turn to God and pray for justice as we lift everything to Him? And henceforth, pray with guidance that God's will be done.
“... fear God and keep His commandments, which is the duty of man,” as we read in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, whence, shall God “bring indeed every deed into judgment, including every hidden things, whether it is good or evil.” In John 8:31-32, Jesus states, “If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples; then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,”
And in Chronicles 7:14 it states in God's words, “If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” In Matthew 21:42-43, on the 'Parable of the Tenants' Jesus said when asked of what the landlord will do to the wicked tenants, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous is our eyes.
‘Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Learn from above link and the many comments, see the truth in Christ when compared with what the Masonic Lodge professes.
Whilst we as Christians believe in "love" of God and of neighbors that spell the greatest commandment through the love of Jesus, his words and his teachings, let us not forget that we have a duty to lighten the path of all unbelievers to the "Truth" in Christ, our Lord and Savior, as one that leads to salvation and eternal life.
And in 1 John 4:13-16, apostle and gospel writer John proclaims through the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit who Christ Jesus is, “We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”
In the second letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:1-6), he has challenged everyone to become steadfast in their faith and glorify Christ in his teachings in the face of the growing temptations in this material world of high rise buildings, highly computerized technology and things of the flesh, “Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways, we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.
"On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God… The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”
And Jesus made it clear to all, in Matthew 5:17-20, as he strongly asserted, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law of the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them; I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
In John 14:6 (Holy Bible) Jesus said to His apostles, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. Further in John 3:16, Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
“I and the father are one”. In John 14: 11-14 Jesus added, “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me… I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”
And as in Matthew 6:33, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”
In John 8:31-32, to the Jews who have believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Spiritual Warfare
This fast ever changing world has slowly alienated us from God and the truth in Jesus with the many evil practices that have engulfed ever doubting men who have little or no faith at all in Jesus.
This has been the main strategy of the evil one to veer us away from God in Jesus. Don't you think he has been successful?
Just look around you, can you not see the dwindling morals of society with abortion practices that kill being everywhere, bullying in schools and public places, racism, lack of freedom of religion in many countries, people promoting the sin of lust in pornography, prostitution, gay marriages, addiction to computer and video games, addiction to drugs, alcohol, gambling and smoking, excessive vanity to beautify oneself that eventually distorts ones natural beauty and inner harmony, curses and slander being a part of ones vocabulary that hurt not only humans but also God as man is made in his image and likeness, reluctance in allotting a day of worship for God on the Sabbath, rape and senseless killings, corruption in work, family and in the government, non-payment of debts from neighbors, lies and scams everywhere especially in the internet victimizing hapless and honest individuals for the sake of monetary gains and many more which have utterly disregarded love of God and of neighbors as embodied in the Ten Commandments and in Jesus' greatest commandment and teachings in the New Testament?
In Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus said to the Pharisees on the question of what is the greatest commandment, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law of the Prophets hung on these two commandments.”
Beliefs in Freemasonry and the Masonic Lodge, on the other hand, are prone to disregard the truth that Jesus Christ is our true Redeemer with their own set of beliefs and practices.
Instead, they honor Hiram (Hiram Abif), believed to be the builder of King Solomon's Temple and is the Freemasons followers' epitome of "fidelity to one's word and the brevity of life," "murdered by three ruffians during an unsuccessful attempt to force him to divulge the Master Mason's secret password" (as sourced from Wikipedia).
Similar practices have prompted the Catholic clergy and many other Christian sect leaders and pastors to admonish their followers not to join these organizations because of their heretic nature.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 exhorts us in St. Paul to remain faithful to Jesus and shun from ways that try to alienate us from Christ, “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
With this temporary life we have here on earth, even if we put the average life span to around 55 to 80 years, is it not too obvious to be too short compared to eternity?
Would we allow then the evil one to fool us still that it is better to be enslaved to sin and be happy in this material world than to be free from sin and gain life eternal in Christ?
In 1 John 2:15-17, St. John tells us, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world – the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does – comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.”
This has been made clear in the Holy Scriptures of the bible that there would be people who have ears but refuse to listen, have eyes but refuse to see as they are content of the worldly pleasures that this life has manifested on them and embedded in their minds and spirit as a rejection of the truth in the Holy Bible and in Christ Jesus as the true Son of God.
As Jesus has said to his apostles (Matthew 13:14-15), “In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving; for this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.”
And may we not forget to strengthen further ourselves, especially our children, psychologically, physically, emotionally and spiritually from the curses that resulted from immoral, pagan and heretic practices that even our forefathers may have unknowingly joined, participated in or entered into with the "Armor of God" in the many challenges, trials and temptations that they may pass in this life, as we too, should wear every second, every minute, every hour in our life, to equip us with the tools to empower us through the Holy Spirit against evil forces in the unseen realm of "spiritual warfare" ever present in this world.
By great faith and good works, and by using the mighty name of "Jesus", coupled with intense prayers invoking the presence of the Holy Spirit, of forgiveness and mercy for us all, together with the sins of our immediate and past or great ancestors, we will never fail in our quest against the evil one.
Roman Catholics do the powerful Holy Rosary and the Divine Mercy prayers for the forgiveness of sins, and for spiritual guidance and enlightenment as well.
The right tools to use are further emphasized in Ephesians 6:13-16, "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."
St. Peter on False Teachers and Their Destruction
In 2 Peter 1:1-22, St. Peter writes of “False Teachers and Their Destruction:”
“But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them – bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. ‘For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment, if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others; if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deed he saw and heard) – if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the sinful nature and despise authority. ‘Bold and the arrogant, these men are not afraid to slander celestial beings, yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, do not bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of the Lord. But these men blasphemes in matters they do not understand. They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like beasts they too will perish. ‘They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you. With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed – accursed brood! They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaan son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. But he was reduced for his wrongdoing by a donkey – a beast without speech – who spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophets madness. ‘These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to lustful distress of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity – for a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the cared command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
Be wary though, as St. Paul reminds us, “Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted,” (Galatians 6:1), as we pray for guidance and enlightenment in assertively showing our brothers the right path with works of love and in truth, and as we hold on ever strong in our faith in Christ Jesus, as he reveals the signs of this truth in this life whilst we learn to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit.
In Philippians 1:21, Saint Paul writes as he rejoices in God’s words and in his overwhelming faith and love in Jesus, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
If in everything that we do, we need to follow God's commandments and be faithful to Jesus' teachings and the beatitudes (as in Matthew 5:1-12): to love one another, to humble ourselves and be poor in spirit, to be forgiving as God has been forgiving, and to be compassionate and caring, then would there not be true peace in ourselves and in our life?
Whilst we respect the practice of all religion amongst all people in this world, the need to stand by our faith is our calling and that the whole world may know about the truth in the teachings of Christ Jesus as we show our love for all our neighbors as that of God's love for all men manifested in His Son Jesus.
As in John 3:16, Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
In Matthew 5:3-10, Jesus Christ said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the those who mourn for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of God."
And our God is a "God of love and of life, a God of peace, humility, mercy and forgiveness, and He is good all the time"
Reading from the book of Jeremiah 33:11 in the Old Testament, "Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his love endures forever."
In Matthew 6:33, Jesus tell his disciples, "... seek first His (God's) kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Also in Matthew 5:19, Jesus said to the crowd, "Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."
And in John 15:12, Jesus made clear his commandment of love, "... Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
"I and the father are one". In John 14: 11-14 Jesus added, "Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me... I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it."
Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, as in Ephesians 1:4 (echoed from similar messages in Isaiah 49:16 and Jeremiah 1:5). And those who believe and do what God teaches will be blessed. Still, we should not lose heart but try to win the unbelievers that they too may see the light and be healed. As Jesus has said to his apostles (Matthew 13:14-15), "In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah,
"You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving; for this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them."
In Luke 10:21-22, Jesus full of joy through the Holy Spirit said to his apostles, "I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure."
"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to who the Son chooses to reveal him."
Many people had the privilege of seeing Jesus, and there would be other people in this lifetime to be given the chance to see Jesus, however, not all will.
And for the true believers, in us, his spirit lives. Many will be called, but only a few will be chosen to see and witness with Jesus in their hearts.
Many will continue to despise and refuse to believe in him despite the many miracles that may happen and will happen in his name in our lifetime as they chose to material gain over spiritual enlightenment.
And we pray for these people that one day they may be guided and see the light.
Jesus added further in Luke 10:23 "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
Upon being asked by the Pharisees who were testing Jesus of his teachings, in Matthew 22:37-40, Jesus said to them on the question of what is the greatest commandment, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law of the Prophets hung on these two commandments.”
When asked about judgment day, in Matthew 25:31-40, Jesus said to his disciples, “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with, him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly gory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then the King will way to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirst and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
The righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we wee you sick or in prison and go to visit you?"
The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’”
And looking back at Proverbs 29:23, it states, “A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.”
Proverbs 15:9-10 puts it, “The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. Stern discipline awaits him who leaves the path; he who hates correction will die.”
And in 1 John 4:13-16, apostle and gospel writer John proclaims through the divine guidance of the Holy Spirit who Christ Jesus is, “We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. And we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”
In the parable of the tenants, the landlord’s servants and his son himself were all killed by the ungrateful tenants sent to harvest the fruits in his land. And in Matthew 21:42-43 Jesus said when asked of what the landlord will do to the tenants, “Have you never read in the scriptures:
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous is our eyes.’
Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
May all be guided by these words and heed God’s words in Jesus, that all will be saved from imminent destruction as we abide by him to bear good fruit at harvest or day of judgment.
In Matthew 7:15, 19-20, Jesus said while preaching to the crowd, “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly they are ferocious wolves… Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”
Jesus reminds us not to lose our soul by clinging to what is worldly or evil.
In Matthew 16:25-26, he tells his disciples, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”
And regarding his teachings, Jesus made it clear to his disciples in Matthew 24:35 as he said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
Above link on Yahoo TV shows the man with the booming voice, Ted Williams, as he finally finds the truth in God and now listens more to his mom to keep God in his heart.
In Proverbs 28:13, it states, "He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion."
Blessed with 9 children, Ted Williams lost control of himself as he forgot about God and submitted to peer pressure, drugs and other vices.
Getting back to God has been his mom's advice but he never listened before and now, after his unfortunate ordeal of being lonely, sad and homeless, he finally finds compassion, forgiveness and redemption with the hands of God leading him to a brighter tomorrow as a video showing his beautiful voice went viral on the internet and on national television news that resulted in several job offers.
In Matthew 16:25-26, Jesus tells his disciples, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoesoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”
Indeed, God moves in mysterious ways and Ted, by the struck of fate, his moving story has become a worldwide sensation making him an instrument of God's love and mercy for man.
In the bible, the book Ecclesiastes reminds us that everything in life is meaningless, but not until we learn to understand the wisdom of God and strive to become mature in spirit that we learn to “fear God and keep His commandments, which is the duty of man,” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14), whence, shall God “bring indeed every deed into judgment, including every hidden things, whether it is good or evil.”
In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says, “Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
As this touching story of Ted Williams unfolds, let us hope and pray that more Ted Williams will come to see God's light and wisdom by following the teachings of Christ Jesus, God's Only Begotten Son, especially in these days of economic depression and uncertainty when many people are lost and confused turning into quick remedies such as drugs, thievery and other crimes, sex, porn, gambling and other worldly vices and pleasures that can only lead into more troubles and problems as they get trapped into evil and into the dark side of life.
What is happening to us in this world is all of our making and we have to stand up and take responsibility by being more cognizant of our worldly and ungodly behaviors that has kept us away from God and prone to sin.
God has always reminded us to change but often, we do what is against His commandments and we never listen to His words of wisdom that can help us overcome everything in this life.
In Matthew 19:26, Jesus said to his apostles, “With God, all things are possible.”
And it is written in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
The need for spiritual guidance and enlightenment in God through His Son, Jesus, can lead us to a better life ... and into life eternal life.
In John 14:6 Jesus said to His apostles, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. Further in John 3:16, Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
A great dancing couple, do you agree? They appear to be trained dancers with their well coordinated moves.
I just wonder, the supposed bride is not wearing a more appropriate wedding dress, unless they were married in a civil court?
Whether or not this was scripted for funniest stuff, it is still cool and an awesome entertainment for everybody.
Sharing What You Do Best
Will it not be great if married couples can offer some quality time to do the same for their guests?
This can be very entertaining for anyone, and see the appreciation that follows, lol.
Sharing your God given talents can make life more meaningful especially when shared with others.
For a more memorable wedding reception after church ceremonies, it is probably one of the best ways for a newly married couple to show their love for each other jump starting their celebration with a fitting dance number in complete harmony with one another as you have been married as one body and one spirit with God in the holy sacrament of matrimony.
Just make sure you can dance with both feet, or you can forget the whole thing, lol.
No, don't give up, you can do other things you do best and show them as early, you are ready to face the challenges of a married couple, 'for better or for worse, for richer for poorer and ‘til death do (you) part,' as you dedicate your efforts for others, that is, your family and friends right there supporting you.
You may want to sing your favorite song doing a duet, a poem that will inspire your marriage, a verse or a biblical message or a parable that will keep you holding on together no matter what and at whatever cost.
And in the Catholic faith, however, marriage is forever and divorce is taboo. "Being one in body and spirit with God," let no man separate it, unless it has been void or proven to be invalid from the beginning to which an annulment may be filed which can take up to 16 months to process for a possible approval by the diocesan Tribunal.
In Matthew 19:5-6, Jesus said to the Pharisees on the question of man divorcing his wife, “Haven’t you read, at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, ‘for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
When one or both parties may have entered the marriage in good will, but with lack of openness, honesty, maturity, full freedom of choice, the right motivation, emotional stability, or capacity to establish a community of life and love with another person, this may open up the doors to a possible annulment case for the Tribunal to decide.
On the question of the necessity of a 'pre-nuptial agreement' in marriage, I am personally against this as it undermines the sacredness of marriage and reduces it to material considerations and negates the vow of oneness in love even in financial or economic difficulties brought about by certain situations beyond the control of each spouse. This, for me, in the true test of the greater love that each spouse has on each other, that no material element or issue may break this sacred bond together, and that while death may separate each one from the other, their oneness may be cherished together even beyond this life, as they become one with God having lived in God, and ready for life eternal.
Every person has the right to ask the Church to examine a previous marriage and see if it was a valid marriage or not, taking into consideration the presence or the lack of a freely chosen commitment between two mature, knowledgeable and capable adults to enter a covenant of love in a community for life, with priority to spouse and children.
In the end, saving the marriage would be the other object of the church as much as it can and it will welcomes any couple who had a previous annulment of their marriage as they so decide to remarry.
Some may end up doing this, though rare as it may seem, if they stay unmarried in the Catholic Church with a different spouse, as they come back to terms and often find themselves in a more fruitful and a stronger relationship after a ‘temporary separation.’
Yes, that's right, why did they ever decide to seek annulment in the first place?
God moves in mysterious ways.
Anyone in the Spirit, can always seek guidance and enlightenment in the Holy Spirit. And before you make a drastic decision to change your life through annulment, pray, and pray hard.
Humble yourselves before the Lord and empty yourselves of your pride and arrogance, selfishness or deceit, temper and childishness, hatred, boredom and impatience, sins of lust, excessive vanity and materialism and instead find true peace, love, mercy and forgiveness in the words of God through His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and everything will be alright as you keep him in the center of your life.
Your love for your children, whether legitimate or adopted , may help keep your love for each other burning and shining.
Even if you have no children, you have each other and the whole world to love. When you are in the love of Christ, your love will flourish as you continue to give thanks and pray, and will grow abundantly in Christ as your marriage will be blessed.
There have been amazing instances of childless couples being gifted by the Lord with a child. Sarah, the supposed old and barren wife of Abraham, still gave birth to a gifted and blessed child in Isaac because of God's love for Abraham.
Remember, "with God, all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26).
And in Proverbs 37:4, “Delight yourself with the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
And those who so decide to remarry after their marriage has been annulled, nevertheless, requires the help of their parish priest or the assigned parish office staff member for this purpose.
If you heard of and believe in the saying, “Love comes out lovelier, ‘the second time around,’” then you know what I mean.
As I have mentioned earlier, before any couple decides on a divorce or an annulment, please pray and take away pride and arrogance in the relationship as it is living in God’s spirit that we should be guided, speaking with love and in truth, with humility and forgiveness for a more peaceful and harmonious family life.
In 1 Corinthians 7:2-7, St. Paul says on marriage, “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise, the wife to her husband. The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God. One has this gift and another one has that.”
Perhaps, men are normally prone to long for sexual pleasure that is why the Holy Spirit in St. Paul, as a concession, admonishes husband and wife not to deprive one another from this bodily pleasure to free them from evil and from further temptation of the flesh.
Expressing a deeper understanding of 'unconditional love' for each other makes the body and spirit one with God as they selflessly offer their love for each other in true passion and grace.
In this way, the love of God in you is consummated.
And alas, how wonderful and beautiful this feeling can be as you are doing this not only to show your deep love for each other, but because of your deep love for God our Almighty Father and Creator.
And what greater gift can God give you than rewarding you with heavenly happiness out of your faithfulness in Him and being one in Christ, His Son, as you express your selfless and unconditional love for each other in this human endearment in total surrender and sacrifice, as this has become 'God's will for you in Christ Jesus.'
And what could be a more fitting gesture of His love for you as He grants you a child, one of the greatest gifts and treasures that one can have in Christ.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:6-17, Saint Paul, after he admonished everyone to live in peace with each other, to encourage the timid to help the weak, to be patient with everyone, nobody to pay wrong for wrong and to always be kind to each other and to everyone else, he said, “Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Pray that married couples do not deprive one another of being expressive and passionate of their love for each other by retaliation for unmet expectations or needs as this is in itself a sin of pride and selfishness, rather, surrender and submit to each other as both their body and spirit belong to one another, having been blessed as one with God through the Holy Spirit in the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony.
Otherwise, they may just be inviting the evil one to get into their weakest link and succumb to sins of lust and materialism, whence, they become unwise instruments of evil than being sacred instruments of God’s plan to keep their marriage and family life eternally blessed.
I feel and believe that each wedded couple surrenders practically everything in this life to each other during their marriage, and their vows of unconditional love, care, humility and total commitment to one another in a sacred covenant with God should further bind them together in love.
To selflessly and continuously pursue this goal is but honorable and sublime… and let no one put this asunder.
If one falters and falls to sin, let true love with humility, mercy and forgiveness reign as against pride and selfishness with that willingness to renew one self and accept each other again, as God has been loving, merciful and forgiving in Christ, and finds happiness in seeing all his lambs and children happy being one with him, and becoming ever faithful and obedient to God's will.
And remember, we cannot hide his anything from God as He sees everything.
For all those who continue sin and stay astray, they 'will repay' and repay they will.
In Romans 12:17-21, Saint Paul in Christ writes, "Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eye of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘it is mine to avenge, I wrill repay,’ says the Lord. On the contrary:
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him, If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
God cares about what we do to our bodies and self abuse is being discouraged as in John 31:1-3, “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl. For what is man’s lot from God above, his heritage from the Almighty on high? Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?”
In Matthew 5:28, Jesus exhorts the crowd against adultery, “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
In 1 Corinthians 10:13, St. Paul writes, “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
We always pray for enlightenment with great self control and discipline that should help us in our fight against evil and slavery from sin that we may always keep our hearts and spirit pure in every way, as we prepare to meet our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, someday, in his coming.
And would it not be a blessing to see our children grow with much love and joy in God’s guidance that they too may be blessed with a happy family in the next generation?
We do not want material things, the evil one or ‘Mammon’ to rule our life would we?
God wants us to be the master of material things while we give thanks and glorify His Holy Name in all these, and not to become a slave of anything material.
Remember, all these that we have on earth are all temporary. We cannot bring any of them when we die can we?
As such, God is watching us.
Being ever faithful to our marriage vows and to our covenant with Him through Christ Jesus in this life as we keep and obey his commandments for the love of God and of our neighbors, we are bound to enjoy heavenly happiness and peace as early as in this life, and a much better extension awaits us leading to life eternal.
Being one with God in Christ makes our marriage and family life truly blessed as our faith and good works make us whole with God, and this makes our relationship wonderful and magical as it is meant to be .... with Christ, it is forever.
And as always, KJOH (Keeping Jesus in our hearts) can make our marriage relationship even better, do you agree?
As a prelude to our above featured video link on time.com, it may interest you to note that Mark Zuckerburg was born with a dentist dad and a psychiatrist for a mom, although she preferred to assist her husband in his dental clinic, and perhaps, to spend more time with the growing Mark.
Mark is now the youngest billionaire in the world as facebook CEO and people are just amazed how this wonder kid did it fast big time.
If you believe in the great role the parents have in keeping their children smart from conception to adulthood and in taking a positive outlook in life with that willingness to share with others, then, you may be in the right path of helping grow another wonder kid.
Pinoy Blogger (PB) believes that the love that we can share in this world goes back to us in multiple blessings.
Life may not be easy as trials, criticisms and temptations abound.
And it may not only be sheer determination, guts, will power and resilience that make everything move the way they do in this world, rather, it is faith in God Almighty through His Son Jesus that puts more fuel and power into any worthy endeavor, praising and thanking God and giving credit to whom it is due, that our good Lord may be glorified.
It does not matter how high your aspirations may be, just keep your expectations low and never wane in your trust in Jesus, for it is in your moments of failure that you must stay strong, calm and composed for he is with you, never to be carried away by your emotions.
And he knows what is best for you. If it is not for you it will not be for you. Whatever the outcome, win or lose, you stay a winner with him.
And you will be amazed what greater plans he has for you and for all of us who believe in him.
Not until we see and understand things this way, we may not be able see our dreams to last as we see ourselves stumble and fall many times in our life and just believing in ourselves devoid of love, compassion, charity, mercy and forgiveness for others may not be wise.
Let us learn from the examples in history where men of high stature fail because of their uncaring stance for others.
In the end we know that those who have been unjust and persecuted others will fall into the pit of darkness as they themselves cannot see peace within their spirit as we see in them a proud, arrogant, selfish and an unforgiving spirit.
Jesus reminds us not to lose our soul by clinging to what is worldly or evil. In Matthew 16:25-26, he tells his disciples, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”
And further in Matthew 5:3-10, Jesus Christ said in sharing the 8 Beatitudes,
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the those who mourn for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of God.”
With God on our side, our complete trust and faith in Him will lead us through.
Whatever and whoever you may be and the rest of the world will see your dreams through even beyond your lifetime, if only you trust, believe and follow his words of love in truth and justice.
As Jesus Christ has said to his disciples in Matthew 24:35 with reference to his teachings, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
See these great high speed capture photos on our link above.
Out of God's creation comes out man's creativity and ingenuity. And with man's talents and prowess is the affirmation of Our Almighty God's grandeur as He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.
Do not all of what you have seen in our link show God's awesome power in His foremost creation which is man supported by nature, God’s other complementing creation?
Without God, how can all these happen? Clearly, man cannot do all these alone.
Go beyond physics and science, and open your heart and spirit, you will see and understand what I mean (watch interesting videos and web links along highlighted phrases).
If you dig deeper into the Holy Bible and seek its true meaning, it all spells one thing, that there is only one God who has created us all, gave us His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to save us all from our sins and lead us to life eternal. And in John 4:24, Jesus declared, “God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”
no UFO findings cannot be substantiated until now, most of what scientists know about the universe are all unsupported or vague theories which they try to explain based on 'scientific facts' whose very origin until now baffles them;
the amazing formation of the human body from fertilization, embryo to fetus to baby formation inside the womb to birth, and the metabolic growth and synergy of the human anatomy in complete harmony with its surrounding environment until death is already a miracle in itself;
even the so called genes cannot be clearly defined with some scientists making claims of us emanating from apes making this issue all the more confusing and contradicting;
findings of some doctors and scientists on near death experiences (NDE's) where the spirit separates from a clinically dead body and comes back to life now makes many believe in the consciousness of the spirit without its body and you can add your own awesome experiences with God in this life.
It is no wonder that despite the wondrous miracles that Jesus had done in the latter part of his life, many people were still not convinced that he was the Messiah as prophesied by the prophets. They even condemned him to die crucified along with two thieves.
Does this not manifest that evil is in our midst and it all started in the Garden of Eden, when, Satan was successful in alluring Adam and Eve to disobey God by eating of the forbidden fruit?
And now with Christ's passion and death on the cross, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven, he has empowered us to defy evil and not be lured to his evil ways if we only trust and fully believe in him.
In Philippians 1:21, Saint Paul writes as he rejoices in God’s words and in his overwhelming faith and love in Jesus, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
Further, in Philippians 2:3-16, Saint Paul and Timothy, by the Grace of God and through the Holy Spirit reveals the need to live and love for others, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."
In Romans 8:31, St. Paul writes in assurance, "If God is for us, who can be against us?”
And if you read the Holy Bible, the Old Testament is all about the covenant of God and man about the coming of God's Only Begotten Son to save us from the original sin, that of Adam and Eve, and the New Testament is the fulfillment of God's greatest gift to man, His Son Jesus, our Lord and Savior who is the Lord or Lords and the King of Kings.
Jesus is the "Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." There is redemption at the moment we start to believe in him and follow him as the true Messiah whom God has sent to save our souls and lead us to life everlasting, as he has shown in his life and has proclaimed his power over life and death.
The Divinity of Christ
In Luke 2:13-20, upon the birth of the baby Jesus, the angel of the Lord with a great company of heavenly host said to the shepherds living out in the nearby fields, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on who his favor rests,” and they all went to Bethlehem to see the child as both Mary and Joseph were amazed how the shepherds learned all this through an angel of the Lord. “And they returned glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen.”
When Jesus discreetly took three of his trusted apostles, Peter, James and his brother John to a high mountain, he was suddenly transfigured into divine form seen with his face shone like the sun in his white shining clothes talking to Moses and Elijah, who appeared out of nowhere in glorious splendor.
The Transfiguration was the second time that God's voice acknowledged to glorify his Son, the first time was during Jesus' baptism through the Holy Spirit with John the Baptist at the River Jordan, in Matthew 3:16-17, “At that moment, heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased.’”
Jesus, Moses and Elijah were overheard by the three of Christ's apostles discussing God’s plan for redemption with Jesus’ impending death on the cross. Peter said to him in his excitement of what they saw, as stated in Luke 9:33-36, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters – one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone.
And Jesus told them not to tell anyone of what they saw “not until the Son of Man is risen from the dead”.
Three apostles witnessed the transfiguration that their succeeding account of what they saw would be believed and to strengthen the hearts of the disciples whose concept of the crucifixion of Christ was one of denial.
That they not stand the way of Jesus’ fulfilling heaven’s plan to redeem man through his death, resurrection and ascension. And that we may learn to carry our own cross, deny ourselves by being humble and selfless in our efforts to lead others to him in this life that they too may see God’s promise of eternal life (read Luke 9:22-23).
From the Acts of the Apostles, 10:33-38, “Peter proceeded to speak to those gathered in the house of Cornelius, saying: ‘In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in very nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him. You know the word that he sent to the Israelites as he proclaimed peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all, what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.’”
“I and the father are one”. In John 14: 11-14 Jesus added, “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me… I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”
Only Jesus can claim this and he alone has claimed it with conviction. His overwhelming power over evil has countless times seen manifest on earth through his followers and former non-believers, who now enjoy the gift of faith and the fruits of God's love in Jesus.
In John 6:53-58, Jesus said to the crowd while teaching in the synagogue with some grumbling and unbelieving Jews around him:
“I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and dies, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.”
In the Holy Sacrament of the Mass, through the consecration of the Holy Eucharist, Catholic Christian faithfuls humble themselves before the Lord Jesus Christ with a cleansed soul as they partake in his body and blood through the bread and wine that was offered.
With this sacrament, the covenant of God in us through Jesus is further strengthened, our faith, belief and witnessing in him as part of his flock renewed.
What greater joy can be felt than to welcome once again God's spirit with the body and blood of Jesus in your heart flowing through your veins revitalized, energized and healed in the Holy Spirit?
Nonetheless, we need to follow this up with works and good deeds. Let us be guided in James 2:26, as he said, “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”
Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, as in Ephesians 1:4 (echoed from similar messages in Isaiah 49:16 and Jeremiah 1:5). And those who believe and do what God teaches will be blessed.
Still, we should not lose heart but try to win the unbelievers that they too may see the light and be healed. As Jesus has said to his apostles (Matthew 13:14-15), “In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving; For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.”
Jesus encourages us to spread his words and teaching, as in Matthew 28:19-20, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Healing in Jesus
Have you ever noticed how our health is affected once we get carried away negatively by our emotions and reactions?
But the more we practice Christ's teachings of love, hope, faith, humility, mercy and forgiveness, the more we gain inner peace and happiness? And through this, as we are cleansed by the Holy Spirit, do we not heal faster and even help our love ones heal faster too?
Is this not the message that God wants to relay to each and everyone of us, to have faith in Him and in Christ's teachings that we can better enjoy this life on earth and to prepare ourselves for life eternal?
From the Book of Ezekiel 18:3-32, it is written, “Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!”
Now, more than ever, not only Hebrews, but all people of all other faith and religion who wish to know more about Jesus the True Messiah and the Son of God, you are herein enjoined and invited to pray for further guidance and enlightenment through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, the true Redeemer, as we open our spirit and welcome him in our hearts, then see and share the light in this site or click on RCIA (You can email me via edwinoelt@yahoo.com).
Why do we have to harden our hearts and deny Christ in God when we all will one day die and be humbled like the soil of the earth, stepped on and trampled by others and feasted on by nature, and nothing, yes nothing, will we be able to bring with us except our souls and our past which will be the basis on the Day of Judgment?
Why not rather live in truth and in love, and by following Christ's words, we may have true peace and happiness that we can share with others, for the love of man, and for the love of God in Christ Jesus? Whence, we may one day enjoy the fruits of our love in God's Kingdom onto eternal life.
In Psalm 95:8-11, it states, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah (means quarreling), as you did that day at Massah (means testing) in the desert, where your fathers tested and tried me, though they had seen what I did. For forty years I was angry with that generation. I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.” So I declared an oath in my anger, “They shall never enter my rest.”
Prayer to Welcome Jesus in Our Hearts
"Grant that I may know you dear God through Jesus, your Son, as I open my heart and spirit to you. Fill me up with your love that your Holy Spirit may come upon me with your power, care, protection, kindness, mercy and forgiveness that with you I may be cleansed from anything evil or unworthy of your presence, and that with you I may be healed, learn to forgive and be renewed that I may see and share your love and your light with others and that I may have peace in myself. Amen."
... recite this prayer, as I so believe that prayers can move mountains, every morning when you wake up, anytime during the day and in the evening before you sleep, rest assured Jesus will reveal himself through the Holy Spirit in you.
Just look around you and see, and feel as you fully open and surrender your spirit to our Almighty God and Creator, and through His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, you will feel oneness with him and with all of his creation.
Indeed, we have an awesome God in an awesome creation. Amen.
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