Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53
Jesus
said to the disciples:“The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit
down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it
will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked
from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be
wailing and grinding of teeth.”
“Do you
understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every
scribe who has been instructed in the Kingdom of heaven is like the head of a
household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.” When Jesus
finished these parables, he went away from there.
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Reflection:
A middle
aged man was often wondering as to where would he end up when he dies, he often
ask himself: Would I end-up in heaven or hell? One night he had a dream he
heard the booming voice of God which told him that he must turn a new leaf and
completely repent from all the sins that he had committed otherwise he will
surely be in hell.
In the
gospel Jesus mentioned that at the end of age there shall be separation between
the righteous and the wicked. The wicked will be thrown into the fiery furnace
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth and this is actually a very
frightening scenario.
But Jesus is a God of love and forgiveness he
will do everything for us not to be in that fiery place. That’s why He sends
people to us, He creates situation for us to walk away from our sinfulness.
However,
we are still in-charge of our destiny, we have the freedom if we walk away from
sin or we stay with sin. If we walk away from sin we will be freeing ourselves
from the enslavement of the devil. If we continue to sin we should be prepared
for the fiery consequence that may befall us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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