Gospel: Matthew
7:21, 24-27
Jesus
said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will
enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in
heaven.
"Everyone
who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who
built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and
buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And
everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be
like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and
the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely
ruined."
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Reflection:
Is Jesus
the rock foundation of your life? If you make Him your foundation nothing can defeat
you in this world not even the biggest problem that you will encounter. This is
the advantage of having Jesus in your life, He is an impregnable fortress that
is always ever ready to protect and defend you.
The
mistake of many of us is we allow worldliness to be our rock foundation. So
what happens when we encounter problems? We crumble and we are soon destroyed by
the dilemmas of this world which we could have easily avoided if Jesus is our
foundation.
For
example, if we make power and money our life’s foundation these two will not
last. Sooner or later it will evaporate from our sight. So what would happen to
us? We end up broken, helpless and miserable for the simple reason that we
shunned Jesus in favor of this world.
Jesus is
therefore offering Himself to you! For you to make Him the gravitational center
of your life. No need to worry for He will not ask you anything about your
sinful past. What is important for Jesus is the here and now and your future
with Him. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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