Ord.Wk 28th: Monday 12th October, 2020 October 12, 2020
Reflection on the WORD
Vigilance in Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the crowd for their blindness in not recognising Him as the Saviour, and their obstinate refusal to obey God’s Commands. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith with vigilance or are we lukewarm in the practice of our faith during this covid-19 pandemic?”
Luke 11:29-32
The crowds got even bigger and he addressed them, ‘This is an evil generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.
‘On Judgement Day the Queen of the South will stand up against the people of this generation and be their condemnation, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, look, there is something greater than Solomon here.
‘On Judgement Day the men of Nineveh will appear against this generation and be its condemnation, because when Jonah preached they repented; and, look, there is something greater than Jonah here.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- God has given all peoples the gift of freedom so that we can choose to love God in return for His unconditional and everlasting love.
- However, many of us misuse our freedom and choose to follow the masses of the faceless people of the secular society that is preoccupied with the things that are seen, and forget the reality of eternal life that is unseen.
- Ponder on the aspects of your life that follow the values of secular society and the aspects that follow the Gospel of Christ. What is God’s challenge for you?