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In Biblical Meditations

Not to live in self-delusion

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1 Cor 3:18 -21

There is no room for self-delusion. Any one of you who thinks he is wise by worldly standards must learn to be a fool in order to be really wise. For the wisdom of the world is folly to God. As scripture says: He traps the crafty in the snare of their own cunning and again: The Lord knows the plans of the wise and how insipid they are. So there is to be no boasting about human beings: everything belongs to you, whether it is Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, the world, life or death, the present or the future – all belong to you; but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“ALWAYS HOLD FAST TO THE LORD”  

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“Always hold fast to Me and go deep within.” (Inner Word).

No matter what trials we face, inner or outer, and even if we are unable to perceive God’s presence in them, the Word urges us to hold fast to our Father. It is not our feelings that provide security on our journey with God through this time, but rather the Word of God and His will to guide us. We can absolutely rely on this. If we sincerely strive to live in a state of grace—that is, in harmony with God’s will—we can entrust ourselves to it without question or doubt. If we have strayed from the right path, we must immediately return to God so that we may receive His grace once again and live in it. God’s love always surrounds us, urging us either to hold fast to Him or to turn back to Him.

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In Biblical Meditations

To live spiritually

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1 Cor 3:1-9

And so, brothers, I was not able to talk to you as spiritual people; I had to talk to you as people still living by your natural inclinations, still infants in Christ; I fed you with milk and not solid food, for you were not yet able to take it – and even now, you are still not able to, for you are still living by your natural inclinations. As long as there are jealousy and rivalry among you, that surely means that you are still living by your natural inclinations and by merely human principles. While there is one that says, ‘I belong to Paul’ and another that says, ‘I belong to Apollos’ are you not being only too human? For what is Apollos and what is Paul? The servants through whom you came to believe, and each has only what the Lord has given him. I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave growth. In this, neither the planter nor the waterer counts for anything; only God, who gives growth. It is all one who does the planting and who does the watering, and each will have the proper pay for the work that he has done. After all, we do share in God’s work; you are God’s farm, God’s building.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“THE VERY DEPTHS OF THE HEART”

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“The root of love should be the very depths of your heart: Nothing but good can spring from this root.” (St. Augustine)

At first glance, this is a surprising statement by St. Augustine. It brings to mind Jesus’ words that everything unclean comes from the human heart: “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man.” (Mark 7:21–23)

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“THE GRACE OF RETURN”  

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“To depart from You is to die; to return to You is to rise; to dwell with You is to live.” (St. Augustine)

Our spiritual life dies when we stray from the path with God and turn once more to the promises of this world. The life of grace that has always sustained us begins to fade from our souls. The immediate, tender, and natural closeness of God—which gives true meaning to life—wanes. This is also true, to a certain extent, when we have been given a calling by our Father that we neglect and then lose. The grace‑filled surge we received through the call of our heavenly Father weakens, and even if we remain faithful to the commandments in the rest of our lives, something unfulfilled still remains in the soul!

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In Biblical Meditations

Resistance against evil  

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Lk 4:31-37

In those days, Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because his word carried authority. In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean devil, and he shouted at the top of his voice, ‘Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked it, saying, ‘Be quiet! Come out of him!’ And the devil, throwing the man into the middle, went out of him without hurting him at all. Astonishment seized them and they were all saying to one another, ‘What is it in his words? He gives orders to unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out.’ And the news of him travelled all through the surrounding countryside. Read More