Gospel: Matthew
12:38-42
Some of
the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign
from you." He said to them in reply, "An evil and unfaithful
generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah
the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three
nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and
three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this
generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and
there is something greater than Jonah here. At the judgment the queen of the
south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the
ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater
than Solomon here."
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Reflection:
A single
lady who was in her early thirties was eyeing a man to be her boyfriend but she
was not sure if he was the right one for her. So she said, I need a sign I need
to see a white butterfly right now so that I will say yes to him.
Lo and
behold she saw a white butterfly passing by her, consequently she took it as a
sign and she said yes to the man. Unfortunately after a few years they
separated, what do this mean? Affirmative signs are not manifestation of truth
thus we should not rely upon it.
Some of
us may demand a sign from Jesus to confirm something but no sign is needed
anymore. No sign is bigger than Jesus, for as long as our faith in Jesus is
strong and for as long as we have that personal friendship with Him. Jesus is more than enough for us to
carry us through our life’s journey.
Let us
always trust on Jesus for he will never fail us, we may experience humps and
bumps in our lives every now and then. However, let us not make the mistake of
using these humps and bumps as an excuse to separate ourselves from Jesus.
For those who will not separate, those who will continue to have faith and those who will continue to work in the vineyard of the good Lord will be rewarded someday. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
For those who will not separate, those who will continue to have faith and those who will continue to work in the vineyard of the good Lord will be rewarded someday. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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