 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 12, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Conquer this new week with God's Word in your heart!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | FIRE! “… enable your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness….” As they prayed, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. – Acts 4:29, 31 When I arrived in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, I prayed, “Lord, open doors for me to share Your Word!” There, I met all sorts of Filipinos — influential persons, priests and nuns, and people in the Renewal movement. I even told some of them of my desire to serve. All to no avail. A year later, I went home to Manila for my annual holiday. That’s when I got my “break.” I was able to speak at a Life-in-the- Spirit type of seminar. When I returned after my vacation, I spoke to an ordinary Papua New Guinean warehouse worker about the Lord. I mentioned to him that I write for Didache and I gave him a copy. He introduced me to his uncle, who in turn invited me to attend and give a sharing at their weekly gathering. The following week, they gave me a chance to give a teaching. As I prayed for them during the altar call, people fell down — slain in the Spirit! Others trembled uncontrollably. Some even wailed out loud. I know that the fire of the Spirit filled these people, me included.Danny Tariman (danny@ dtariman.com) REFLECTION: “Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire. Be still before the Lord; wait for God.” (Psalm 37:4,7) Lord, use us to bring Your Word and Your presence to the world. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The apostles faced enormous opposition from the Jewish religious leaders in their mission to proclaim the Gospel. Luckily for us they did not waver even in the face of death. It is this level of commitment to formation and service that we need to recapture in today’s Church. Acts 4:23-31 23 After their release Peter and John went back to their own people and reported what the chief priests and elders had told them. 24 And when they heard it, they raised their voices to God with one accord and said, “Sovereign Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them, 25 you said by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of our father David, your servant: ‘Why did the Gentiles rage and the peoples entertain folly? 26 The kings of the earth took their stand and the princes gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed.’ 27 Indeed they gathered in this city against your holy servant Jesus whom you anointed, Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do what your hand and your will had long ago planned to take place. 29 And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and enable your servants to speak your word with all boldness, 30 as you stretch forth your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 As they prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. P S A L M Psalm 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 R: Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord. 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples utter folly? 2 The kings of the earth rise up, and the princes conspire together against the LORD and against his anointed: 3 “Let us break their fetters and cast their bonds from us!” (R) 4 He who is throned in heaven laughs; the LORD derides them. 5 Then in anger he speaks to them; he terrifies them in his wrath: 6 “I myself have set up my king on Zion, my holy mountain.” 7 I will proclaim the decree of the LORD. (R) The LORD said to me, “You are my son; this day I have begotten you. 8 Ask of me and I will give you the nations for an inheritance and the ends of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall rule them with an iron rod; you shall shatter them like an earthen dish.” (R) G O S P E L The life of the Spirit can sometimes be difficult to understand. It has to be experienced to be believed. This is the nature of faith and there is little we can do about it except give God the chance to demonstrate His power and faithfulness to us. Let us not be afraid to open our hearts to Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Their promise is that They will always work things for our good. John 3:1-8 1 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter his mother’s womb and be born again, can he?” 5 Jesus answered, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. 6 What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I told you, ‘You must be born from above.’ 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” my reflections t h i n k : Let us not be afraid to open our hearts to Jesus and the Holy Spirit. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Leviticus 22-24 | |
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| | SABBATH | COMING BY NIGHT TO SEE JESUS Nicodemus is afraid to approach Jesus at daytime as others might see that he has sympathies for the message Jesus preaches and this will not endear him to his fellow Pharisees and leading Jewish citizens of his time. Yet, he has questions that need answers so he takes the risk to approach Jesus and ask Him. Too often today, when we do not understand a particular teaching, we do not take the time and effort, and yes, even risk, to seek out a proper understanding in case it may have consequences for the way we live our faith and lives. We hide behind the excuse of being unsure instead of “grasping the bull by the horns” so to speak, and finding out the right answers. Aquinas tells us that if we are in this state of indecision regarding a moral issue, we should not act until we resolve the issue. And it is our moral and religious responsibility to resolve it as soon as possible by the requisite study and/or seeking guidance from those who can help us. Failure to do this means that we are acting in bad conscience. Consequently we sin if the choice we make is incorrect precisely because we have failed to discern our choice properly. As a lawyer might say, this is similar to the adage that ignorance of the law is no excuse. That is, deliberate uncertainty about an action is no excuse if the action is a sinful one. I hope and pray that we all have the willingness and courage to do as Nicodemus did. It could be a matter of salvation that is at hand. For example, Catholic politicians who wilfully fail to uphold the moral teachings of the Church, particularly in a predominantly Catholic country, seriously endanger their salvation. They are guilty not just of personal sin but they endanger the conscience of less informed members of the faithful and woe to such people — it is better they be thrown into a lake with a millstone around their necks than to lead a “little one” of God astray.Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Are there any areas in my life where I am wilfully ignorant of the Church’s teaching and thus culpable for my actions in this regard? Holy Spirit, lead me to the truth so that I will never wilfully act against my best judgment of a particular moral issue. St. Damian, pray for us. | |
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