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Revealed Truth

 

by Food For Thought on April 24, 2013 · 

A lot of people in the world have the difficulty of believing in God or
that God exists. It is not that they are not convinced that there are
insurmountable evidence that prove that God exists. Simply put, they
just do not want to believe.

There are also many people who believe that there is a God, however,
their beliefs are still in the primary stage; wherein their beliefs are
based on their own ideas of God as they struggle to understand and
create this concept of God.

Between these two extremes, there is the revealed truth that comes from
God through the person of his only begotten Son Jesus. In the flesh,
God is personified in Jesus. Amazingly, God takes the initiative to
reach out to humankind in a way that he can fully and tangibly relate
to. As we interpret this, Jesus becomes for us the Way, the Truth and
the Life and no one may come to the Father except through him.

For those who believe in a primary way, they will find new and greater
meaning in their relationship with God. For those who still refuse to
believe in God, they are not exempt from the divine laws that govern
the way things work in every dimension, the order of things that
determine peace and security. It is not Jesus who will condemn them,
but they have already been judged through their own actions of not
listening to Jesus and disobeying what he said to find salvation.

Resisting God and doing things our way is like swimming against the
tide of a rushing river. It is an act of futility. It would therefore
be wise for us to listen, discern and believe that what Jesus tells us
is true and as a result of this, find peace.


36 posted on 04/24/2013 8:43:35 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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One Bread, One Body

One Bread, One Body

 

<< Wednesday, April 24, 2013 >> St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
 
Acts 12:24—13:5
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Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 John 12:44-50
 

THE SPREADING, INCREASING, AND JUDGING WORD

 
"Whoever rejects Me and does not accept My words already has His judge, namely, the word I have spoken." —John 12:48
 

We are saved by grace through faith in Christ (Eph 2:8). "Faith comes through hearing, and hearing comes by the word of God" (Rm 10:17, our transl.). Therefore, St. Jerome rightly said: "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ" (Catechism, 133). We will be judged based on our faith in Christ which is a result of our relationship with Christ, which is usually based on hearing God's Word. Thus, we are judged by God's Word (Jn 12:48).

Therefore, like the early Church, we should be very concerned that "the word of the Lord" continue "to spread and increase" (Acts 12:24; see also Acts 6:7; 19:20). Is God's Word spreading in your family, community, parishes, city, and country? What are you doing to sow the seed of God's Word? (see Mk 4:14) Are you concerned that this book, One Bread, One Body, reach as many people as possible as deeply as possible? Are you praying and working for this? In this Easter season, is the Word of God continuing to spread and increase in your life? Are you trying to meditate on God's Word day and night? (see Ps 1:2) Has this Easter time been your best walk with Jesus as He interprets for you "every passage of Scripture" which refers to Him? (see Lk 24:27) May "the word of the Lord" continue "to spread and increase" (Acts 12:24).

 
Prayer: Father, may Your Word burn in my heart (Lk 24:32).
Promise: "After they had fasted and prayed, they imposed hands on them and sent them off." —Acts 13:3
Praise: St. Fidelis gave the needy more than food or medicine; he gave them Jesus. Eventually, he gave Jesus his life by suffering a martyr's death at the hands of enraged peasants he tried to reconcile to the Church of Rome.
 

37 posted on 04/24/2013 8:50:08 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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