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:
The story is told about a middle-aged man who 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.
However, Jesus is a God of love, mercy and forgiveness, he will do
everything for us not to be in that fiery place. That’s why He sends people to
us and He creates opportunities disguised as life’s difficulties for us to walk
away from our sinfulness.
But at the end of the day, we are still in charge of our destiny, we have
the freedom if we would walk away from sin or we stay with sin. If we walk away
from sin we would be freeing ourselves from the enslavement of the devil. If we
continue to sin we must be prepared for the fiery consequence that will befall
us.
Jesus is offering us His Mercy, Love and Forgiveness, what are we waiting
for? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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