Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Reflection for Sunday, February 18, First Sunday of Lent; Mark 1:12-15

Gospel: Mark 1:12-15
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.
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Reflection:
Have you been into feeling of emptiness and brokenness in your Life? Wherein you question the purpose of your life and eventually you question God as to why you have to go through this period of emptiness and brokenness?

Some of us will come out of this period of emptiness and brokeness with fully charged faith. And some of us would come out of this moments of emptiness with lowly spirits. Thus, we begin to develop coldness towards God and we eventually distance ourselves from God.

This is our own desert experience in which God purposely leads us to test the true mettle of our faith and discipleship. During this period of brokenness Satan is there also to temp us and the angels are there also to assure us that amidst these moments of emptiness and brokeness God is always there for us to assure us of His abiding presence.

We must not lose sight of the fact that God uses this desert experience to strengthen us and not to weaken us. We must not lose sight of the fact that God wants us all to come out of these desert experience always triumphant over the devil.

Jesus had His own desert experience in the gospel, He was led there by the Spirit. While there He was tempted by the devil but He did not allow the devil to gain foothold in His life. For the simple reason that He was faithful to His Mission. He instead used His desert experience to strengthen Him after which this became His launching point to start His three years’ public ministry.

At this very moment in your life you maybe are going through your own desert experience. Don’t lose heart; continue to trust God and continue to hold on to God no matter what happens. He is always by your side to strengthen and save you from all the trials that you’re presently going through. – Marino J. Dasmarinas 

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