 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 21, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Thank God for your loved ones this Sunday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Costly Procrastination Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from Jordan and was led into the desert for forty days to be tempted by the devil. – Luke 4:1-2a One time, Satan called his devils to a conference. The demons were asked to present their strategies on how to make their temptation techniques more effective and bring more people to hell. One devil told the conference that he would deceive people by saying that there is no God and that it was alright to do anything you want and not be accountable. Satan was happy. A second devil told the congregation, “I will tell people that there is no heaven and hell, and that they should not fear about their final destination.” Satan was delighted to hear this. Finally, another devil said, “I will tell people to go ahead and repent and be renewed.” Satan was furious upon hearing this. But the devil told Satan to let him finish. He said, “But I will tell people to repent and be renewed, not now but later.” To this, Satan applauded profusely. Procrastinating on matters pertaining to our spiritual lives is one of the devil’s most effective tools. Let us decide and act now to focus on the things that will bring us closer to God and heaven. Rolly España (rolly@homeliving.com.ph) REFLECTION: Are you in the habit of putting off the good things that you should do? There might not be a tomorrow. Father in heaven, strengthen my resolve to act on things that would please You always. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The Jews will always celebrate and remember what God has done for them with great joy. Their fervor and faith in God ought to be a reminder to us of how grateful we should be for the greater gifts we have received through Jesus. It is so easy to allow ingratitude to become a part of the way we relate to God and we thus begin to presume upon His goodness and mercy. This is a terrible sin as it begins to put us before God in the order of importance, something that should be anathema to us just as it would be to the Jews. Deuteronomy 26:4-10 4 Moses spoke to the people, saying: “The priest shall then receive the basket from you and shall set it in front of the altar of the LORD, your God. 5 Then you shall declare before the LORD, your God, ‘My father was a wandering Aramean who went down to Egypt with a small household and lived there as an alien. But there he became a nation great, strong and numerous. 6 When the Egyptians maltreated and oppressed us, imposing hard labor upon us, 7 we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and he heard our cry and saw our affliction, our toil and our oppression. 8 He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm, with terrifying power, with signs and wonders; 9 and bringing us into this country, he gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. 10 Therefore, I have now brought you the first fruits of the products of the soil which you, O LORD, have given me.’ And having set them before the LORD, your God, you shall bow down in his presence.” P S A L M Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 R: Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble. 1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, 2 say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (R) 10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, 11 for to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. (R) 12 Upon their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the asp and the viper; you shall trample down the lion and the dragon. (R) 14 Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he acknowledges my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him and glorify him. (R) 2nd READING No one who believes in Jesus will be put to shame. This is a truth of the Scriptures, one that we must learn to trust with our lives. If we make being a disciple of Jesus the foremost priority of our lives, we can be assured that God will stand by us every step of the way. This is good news for us because we all need every bit of help we can get. Romans 10:8-13 8 Brothers and sisters: What does Scripture say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” — that is, the word of faith that we preach — 9 for, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11 For the scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him. 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” G O S P E L Jesus rejects all the attempts of the devil to seduce Him away from His allegiance to God and His will. The example of Jesus here is very instructive because we see that He rejects each temptation by standing on the truth and the promises of the Scriptures — the Word of God. We need to learn how to do this — to call to mind the Scriptures appropriate to our situation so that we will not be seduced by the devil away from the purposes of God. Luke 4:1-13 1 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert 2 for forty days, to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were over he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ” 5 Then he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. 6 The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and their glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish. 7 All this will be yours, if you worship me.” 8 Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’ ” 9 Then he led him to Jerusalem, made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ 11 and: ‘With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” 12 Jesus said to him in reply, “It also says, ‘You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.’ ” 13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time. my reflections t h i n k : We need to learn how to do this — to call to mind the Scriptures appropriate to our situation so that we will not be seduced by the devil away from the purposes of God. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Hebrews 5-8 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ | |
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| | SABBATH | Valuable Temptations The Church offers us every year on the first Sunday of Lent the Gospel passage about Jesus’ temptation to prepare us for the many temptations that threaten our Lenten spiritual exercises. What happened to Jesus? He had been baptized by John in the waters of the River Jordan where God had proclaimed Him as His beloved Son. Then Jesus went into the wilderness where He was tempted — similar to what the Israelites, the “sons of Yahweh” experienced more than a thousand years ago. They crossed the waters of the Red Sea, went into the wilderness where they were tempted in many ways and proved to be quite disobedient “sons of Yahweh.” Do you see the parallels between the two stories? Yes, there are striking parallels but there is one major difference. Where Israel failed, Jesus succeeded by remaining obedient to His Father, who had sent Him not to do spectacular signs for His own glory but to save humankind from the power of Satan. That brings us to ourselves. Have you ever said in a Confession: “Father, I experienced temptations”? Many do so. But temptations are not sins. The publishers of the New American Bible put as title above the first part of the Letter of James, “The Value of Trials and Temptation.” Yes, you have read correctly: the value of temptation, it says. Temptations are valuable and important. They are tests that will show whether we love God, whether we are able to show our love by loving obedience. They come, especially when you least expect them to come. Jesus experienced them after His baptism and after a long retreat in the presence of His Father. So don’t be surprised that temptations often come after times of spiritual “highs,” after a retreat, after a good Confession, after feeling very close to God. How we handle temptations shows which grade we deserve in the School of Love of God. Jesus passed the exam with flying colors. What about you? What about me? Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Do I seek occasions which I know will cause temptations? Do I see temptations as a testing ground for my love of God? Lord, since You have experienced temptations You know very well how difficult such situations can be. Give me the strength to follow Your example and reject always what is contradictory to Your teaching. St. Valerius, pray for us. | |
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