ABRAHAM AND THE TRINITY

Saturday, July 1, 2023.

B.V.M. on Saturday.

First Reading. Genesis 18: 1-15
Psalm. Luke 1: 46-50 and 53-55(R. 54b)
Gospel. Matthew 8: 5-17

TOPICS FOR REFLECTION

THE TRINITY AND ABRAHAM

LET YOUR FAITH BE STRONG, THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD TO DO

Here is my prayer of deliverance for you today. 

Psalm 126.        A PRAYER OF DELIVERANCE

1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,

    It was like a dream.

2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,

    our tongues with songs of joy.

Then it was said among the nations,

    “The Lord has done great things for them.”

3 The Lord has done great things for us,

    and we are filled with joy.

4 Restore our fortunes, Lord

    Just as rain brings water back to riverbeds

5 Those who sow with tears

    will reap with songs of joy.

6 Those who go out weeping,

    carrying seed to sow,

will return with songs of joy,

    carrying sheaves with them.

AMEN! AMEN!! AMEN!!!

My dear, I will encourage you to build your faith in God, who never fails, today you sow with tears, and tomorrow you shall reap with joy.

Please, be merciful to people, for you to receive mercy, you never can tell when you will be showing mercy to God directly who may come to you in human form. 

ABRAHAM AND THE TRINITARIAN GOD

Abraham Our Father in faith, willingly entertained Three men who are strangers whom he never knew from Adam, but later discovered that these men were the "Three in One and One in Three God". That is the Trinitarian God who existed from the beginning before time began appeared to Abraham.

Let me quote the first two sentences of the first reading for a better understanding. 

"The Lord appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood in front of him". 

Notice this: The Lord appeared, but when he looked up, he saw three men.

Can we now understand that the three men he saw were GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT?

Therefore, he entertained the Trinity, and the Trinity with one voice told him that by next year, he will have a son.

MERCY AND FAITH

Mercy and faith move God's heart, my dear. As you build your faith in God, be merciful to people. Being merciful is not only in material things like money, food, etc; it could be in relationships, words, work, offering assistance, etc.

JESUS AND THE CENTURION

Naturally in the Roman Empire, a centurion is a commander of an army (soldiers) usually consisting of a hundred legionaries (not legion of Mary oooo 😆), that is, a hundred mean a century. That is where the name centurion emerges from.

The Centurion knows that if he commands, people obey him without complaint, more reason He told Jesus, am a man of authority, just say your word,  and it shall be. 

This signifies that, if he as human commands and it is done, therefore if Jesus commands in the Spirit realm it will be done.

Can you mow see and understand how his way of life influenced his faith in Christ Jesus?

How many of us in positions of authority today have people who take orders from us, yet we could not trust God who is the supreme Author of our life?

Will this not be a shame on our side that people under our authority trust us, but we could not trust God who creates us?

Think about it, and starts to rebuild your faith in God.

Peace ✌️ be with you.

Rev. Fr. Segun Oladeji, CRS.

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