Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29
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. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do
mighty deeds in your name? Then I will declare to them solemnly ‘I never knew
you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
“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.”
When Jesus finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his
teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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Reflection:
What would ensure your entry to the kingdom of God when your time is
up in this world? It’s your faith built and anchored like a rock in Jesus. What
does this mean? It means faith that is not in name only. It’s rather faith that
works and faith that is lived so that others may benefit from it.
How easy it is to us to say that I have faith, I am a Christian and a
followers of Jesus. But do we put substance to these declarations and do we live
these pronouncements? If we do, then well and good but if we don’t yet, it’s
never too late to renew and strengthen our faith and commitment to Jesus.
In every hour of your life God gives you the chance for you to make alive
your dormant and sleeping faith. God wants you to do this so that you would
become like the wise man in the gospel. Who built his house around the rock
which nobody could move or destroy not even the strongest storm.
We all face or will still be facing our own respective battles with the
storms of life. Do you know what would make you survive these storms? It’s your
rock solid faith in Jesus, faith that is not kept to oneself alone, it’s rather
a faith that is lived and shared.
How’s your faith in the Lord right now? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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