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“I am your shield and reward”- A Promise from GOD
After the blessing of Melchizedek, God appeared to Abraham in a vision and said, ‘After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward’ (Gen 15:1). This is a promise from God. And God will fulfill it through Jesus Christ. Through our faith in Christ Jesus all promises will be fulfilled (2 Cor.1:20). God appeared to Abraham in a vision and likewise Jesus comes to us in vision and tells us ‘Fear not I am your shield and reward’. The meaning for Shield is protection on all sides. Jesus protects us from all dangers and wiles of the enemies. Jesus Christ himself is the reward to every believer. Jesus is God in human form (Col.2:9). God protects us and gives us victory from our enemies especially victory over sin, sickness, Satan and death (CCCC 314). God is our Defender. Continuous communion with God gives us constant assurance of His holy presence with us. We don’t need an exceedingly greater reward than having God Himself as our Shield and Reward. “You are a child of grace. If God gave you grace, because you gave it freely, then you should love freely. Do not love God for the sake of a reward; let God be your reward!” – St. Augustine
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What Happens When we Commit Sins?
The consequences of sins are very complex, only God knows all dire consequences of sins. Hence God speaks to us through the Bible, not wanting anyone to perish but come to repentance (2 Pet 3:9). All those who are in sin can do only three things very effectively, i.e., eating, cheating and hating. What is sin? “Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law” (CCC 1849).
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How to Overcome Your Fears?
Overcome fear by staying focused on Jesus and talk to him. And also talk to His Father directly. Trust in Jesus and pray, that will help you to overcome your fears. What is the origin of fear? Origin of fear is from any event which has no remedy or answer. But God helps one to overcome it.
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Prayer Makes Difference in Our Life and Sad Situations
Prayer is a conscious, constant, conversation with almighty and that helps us to make an everlasting and intimate relationship with God. Therefore prayer is a relationship with God. This relationship makes difference in our outlook, insight, attitude, behavior and sad occurrences. God is waiting to interact in us to change everything for our favour (Rom 8.28). At the same time satan is also trying to interact in our life to make everything for our disfavor (CCCc 74). Through prayer we will have victory in this battle ie., victory over sin, sickness, suffering, satan and death (CCCc 313). So satan and his dominion makes our life a battlefield (CCC 409). God cannot change everything and anything for our favour because God is not an intruder into our personal freedom. If we do not give consent, God cannot interact in our lives. Therefore prayer is also an act of giving personal consent by asking to God to interact in our lives (Youcat 487). Therefore without asking to God, we may not get many things for our favour.
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Family Life
Introduction God created two institutions: one is family and other one is Church in the Trinitarian model. If we do not take much care, these two institutions will become like hell. Mutual sanctification and holiness of children are the plans of God in marriage (1Cor 7:14-16). Broken relationship with God is one of the main reasons of broken families in the world. Family is the vineyard of God which should not be destroyed by weeds – Pope Francis I.
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Why are our Prayers Denied or Delayed ?
“...My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me...” (Mt. 26:39) Introduction Jesus says, “I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.” (John 14:13-14) If so, then why are some prayers denied or delayed? What do the Bible, the Magisterial teaching, and the living tradition of the Church say about it? The full revelation of God consists in the Bible, in the magisterial teaching and in the living tradition of the Church (Vat. II, Dei Verbum 10).
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Glory to God in the Highest and Peace on Earth (Lk 2:14)
When we are ready to give glory to God in the highest, God is ready to give peace on earth. There are unrest and lack of peace in many places on this planet earth. Why is it so? Because many are not quite often ready to give glory to God through their sincere worship. How to offer sincere worship? All those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and truth (Jn 4:24). Many are away from the spirit and truth. What is spirit? Spirit means the Holy Spirit. What is truth? The word of God is truth (Jn 17:17). And Jesus is the word of God (Rev.19:13). So Jesus is truth (Jn14:6). The word of God is life and spirit ( Jn 6:63). Without having a life according to the word of God ever the world will enjoy peace because life according to the word of God is true worship. Angels came from heaven to glorify God by their worship through Jesus to have peace among them and in heaven. Shepherds came to do the same to have peace among themselves and their herds. The magi came from the east to worship Jesus in Bethlehem to enjoy peace in their respective nations. Therefore without giving glory to God through Jesus, the present generation will not have peace and joy. Nobody can give glory to God without having sincere worship through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus the Star of Bethlehem Saves and Heals
“And when evening arrived, they brought to him many who had demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word. And he healed all those having diseases in order to fulfill what was spoken through prophet Isaiah” (Mt. 8:16-17). The mind of Jesus is to heal all the sick. A leper asked Jesus, “If you are willing you are able to heal me” Jesus said to him, “I am willing, be healed”. Immediately his leprosy was healed (Mt.8:1-3.) St. Paul said that we know the will of Jesus and we have the mind of Christ” (1Cor2:16). All those who have the Mind of Christ are prompted to pray for the healing of the Sick. Because healing of the sick is the will and mind of Jesus Christ. Mind of Christ is the mind of His Church. Therefore Church has two sacraments for the healing of the sick. They are: sacrament of confession and sacrament of the anointing of the sick. “Christ, the physician of our soul and body, instituted these sacraments because the new life that he gives us in the sacraments of Christian initiation can be weakened and even lost because of sin. Therefore, Christ willed that his Church should continue his work of healing and salvation by means of these two sacraments” ( CCCc 295).
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Can you Crucify Jesus Again?
Have you ever crucified Jesus? (Heb 6:6) “And then have fallen away, sin on their own therefore crucifying again the son of God and holding him up to contempt” How is this possible? Jesus has no material body after his resurrection; he has assumed a resurrected body, and then how can someone crucify the resurrected body of Jesus by committing sin and remaining in it. But this is the truth that someone who lives in sin has already crucified Jesus.
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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Go and learn what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the righteous but the sinners.” (Mt 9:13) In this Year of Mercy let us celebrate the Divine Mercy Feast with its due solemnity. Almost all human miseries will be eradicated through the celebration of the Divine Mercy Feast.
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Every suffering Will Result in Great Joy
The vicarious suffering of Jesus resulted in great joy of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. Why there is great joy? Because through His suffering all humanity is saved and redeemed. In the same way all our sufferings will be turned for our favour (Rom 8:28) and great joy ( Jn. 16:20).
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The Temptation of Jesus- A New Perspective
Lent begins with a reflection on the forty days of fasting of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Judean desert (Mt. 4:1-11). At the end of his forty days of fasting, the devil approached Jesus to test and tempt him. Devil tested him to try and have dominion over the new humanity which was to be established by the second Adam i.e., Jesus. Where the first Adam failed, Jesus got victory. The first Adam failed in his temptation and brought dominion of the devil upon the whole of humanity. There onwards the whole humanity was under the captivity of the devil. Jesus has come to this world to undo what the devil has done in humanity (1Jn 3:8). But the devil tried his level best to bring the second humanity also under his dominion. The temptation started with a simple issue of just turning stones into bread and culminated with a complicated issue of worship and adoration. The first Adam was tempted with a simple issue of eating the forbidden fruit. God created stone but not for eating. That is not the plan of God. But Satan asked Jesus to disobey God and stand against the plan of God and also to obey him by eating that stone-bread.
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