TUESDAY 16TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: MICAH
7:14-15. 18-19
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 12:46-50
THEME: HE REMEMBERS HIS PEOPLE.
The topic of the first reading is
“He will cast our sins into the depths of the sea”. If we remain steadfast in
love of God and faith in him, he will remember us and cast our sins away. He is
rich in mercy and abounding in love (Ephesians 2:4, Psalm 145:8 and 103:8). He has
nothing to do with our sins. Once we show him that we are sorry, he welcomes us
back.
Gospel still on the same point.
Jesus said that those who do the will of his father are his mothers, fathers,
brothers and sisters. If you obey the will of God, he will remember you as one
of his family members. He does not forget those who obey him and walk in
his ways. Think of our blessed mother Virgin Mary who was the first to obey him
in the New Testament (Luke 1:38), he himself obeyed her at the wedding of Cana
(John 2:5). He will also obey our requests if we obey his dictates.
God does not forget his people no
matter the situation. Israelites stayed many years in Egypt and when the time
came, he remembered them. The whole earth was wallowing in sin and death, he
remembered us and gave us his only begotten son to die for us (John 3:16). He
is still doing it in our own time. Let us not relent in doing good and being
God’s children, he does not forget his people. Thanks.
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