MONDAY 18TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: JEREMIAH
28:1-17
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 14:12-21
THEME: TEST THE SPIRIT.
There are many spirits working in
the world now. Many people are now claiming to be called to the service of the
Lord. How do we know these false ones? They have sweet and convincing mouths
that it is very difficult for us to know the difference. How can we tell the
one sent by God?
This appeared in the first
reading where Hannaniah appeared as a prophet sent by God to his people. He told
them what they wanted to hear and they were happy. Is it not the same with what
is happening today in our own world? These days they tell us what we want to
hear and we will clap and jump for them and follow them.
The words of the prophet can
never favour everyone, it must pain some. Jeremiah knowing that Hannaniah was
lying reminded them of the already existed true prophets but they ignored that
because they have heard what they wanted to hear. We will be told the stand of
the church and God from time immemorial but because the present person is
telling us what we want to hear, we will abandon God and the church and follow
the person.
The gospel is showing us the type
of prophet we should follow. We should follow one who has compassion for his
people. Instead of asking the people to get him what to eat and drink and sow
seeds for all those he healed, he rather fed them from what he and his apostles
had. The church and God are calling us today to test if the spirit is taking
from us the little we have or is it giving us what we do not have. Test every
spirit before you believe in it (1John 4:1). Thanks.
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