At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with
the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the
ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater
than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with
this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they
repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
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Reflection:
How would you react if somebody tells you to mend your
ways and repent from all of your sinfulness? Will you not feel insulted and
antagonized? Many of us would feel insulted and antagonized because the call
for us to mend our ways is prophetic and true.
We get angry when others tell us to repent and walk
away from all of our sinfulness but why get angry when they are telling the
truth? Why get angry when those who are telling us to mend our ways are only
concerned for our own well-being?
Many listened to Jesus during His public
ministry but a lot more did not listen as well. In fact very few listened
to Jesus among the high and mighty because they loved sin more than the wise
counsel of Jesus. Isn’t this happening today? Many of us love sin
(disguised as pleasure/s) more than we love Jesus?
This is the paradox of our social media driven times today. Many of us today give more time to our high-tech gadgets than listen to Jesus by reading His words. Many of us have more time with our earthy undertakings than have our important quite time with Jesus. What will happen to us if we don’t anymore listen to Jesus? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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